After what seemed like an impossibly long and glorious Autumn, it seems that Winter has finally arrived, in all it's glittering frosty wonder. The beginning of the month was mild, bringing with it an unexpected late flush of roses and the dahlias, gladiolus, penstemon and many other autumnal delights continued working valiantly until the middle of the month when the first frosts made an appearance. Then up came the gladioli bulbs, up came the dahlia corms, and into the ground