Scarlet and Seedheads

Beautiful afternoon and a chance to soak up the October-ness in the garden.. I love all the scarlet tinges, up the fences and in the leaf litter, a nice foil for the various seedheads.

Fennel seedpods decorated with a bit of spiderwebbiness.

Pretty rosehips.. I love the bright colour.

Sunlight in the creeper which I let grow over the shed roof. Do you remember my Queen of the May from the Tottenham roof garden? Here she is in her new home.

Queen of the May

To celebrate May Day, I thought I'd share this photo from the Hedgewitch herb garden. She was rescued from a skip by a friend who saw her and thought of me .. as soon as I saw her, the name 'Flora' popped into my mind and I have always thought of her as Queen of the May. She sits in a quiet corner, like a guardian spirit, amongst the herbs and helps to create a special atomosphere.