I long for the coming change in the feel of the garden. I am not a gardener who obsessively tidies in the autumn. In fact, I make great efforts to leave hip, berry, seed and mess for overwintering birds and insects. I even delay composting what I do cut back, if there is a chance it may contain a snoozing ladybird, until spring. But, top tip, our garden does get its edges returned to it definitively in the autumn and that makes a huge difference.
As the sun dips ever lower, the quality of September light changes. It softens and takes on a golden hue. It also lends the garden longer and more interesting shadows. Shadows that tell a new story – the best shadows of the year.
