Every November, for at least an hour or two, I question why I chose to become a gardener?   The answer is always quite simple in that  I have packed neither my ever faithful thermals or waterproofs, and I  am either cold or wet.   Once found  I am set for any winter gardening eventuality as a  happy, warm and dry gardener.

Gardens are gaining their winter definition, whether through their sturdy structural form or the demise and decay of soft plant material.   I love being an all year round gardener