Through the Garden Gate November
The leave have all fallen off the grapevine and we have had a mixture of weather this month. Last week, we had snow for the first time this year. Being by the coast, it didn't settle for long, whereas a mile inland, it was still relatively thick on the ground the following day! Can you spot Tavi above? A few days later Storm Bert hit our shores just on the Anniversary of the Great Gale of 1824 when hurricane-force winds and massive waves devasted the south coast of England including Bridport Harbour .We awoke to discover the fence had blown down again in the same location as 19 months ago, despite having professional fence contractors to build a new one. A rotten fence post couldn't stand the force of the wind! We were surprised that a new post had deteriorated in such a short period! We are getting it repaired but with climate change, we are wondering whether we need to put in a permanent hedge instead! There isn't much colour or plants flowering in the garden at the...
