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Round & About
NOVEMBER
The aim of the monthly Round & About Magazine is to support businesses in order that the local community can flourish.
November’s here, with its glorious palette of crunchy fallen leaves, sharp frosts hinting that winter is just around the corner, and Remembrance Sunday to remind us all how much we owe to those who gave their lives for our country. Bonfire night brings excitement and community spirit at firework displays, whilst we’re looking towards Christmas and planning fabulous festivities without breaking the bank. Whatever you’re up to this month, stay cosy! Until next time……..
GARDENING THIS MONTH
November is a funny month...
November is a funny month. Most of the impending jobs tend to be about preparing for an apocalypse that is the winter season. It is like the whole season is a threat to your garden and its contents. Put up grease bands! Collect your leaves so they don’t smother everything! Prune your roses so they don’t get rocked! Protect tender things from frost!
Protect newly planted bulbs from rodents!
Not even the long range weather forecasters know
have but the reality is that a benign, quiet, cool, bright, rodent-free winter is very unlikely and it probably is wise to take precautions.
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However, there are lots of other, more construc tive and, dare I say, fun things you can do at this time of year. Wreath making has been popular in recent years but wreaths aren’t just for Christmas! An autumn interest wreath decorated with small squashes or pampas flowers will give your front door some glamour well ahead of Rudolph’s visit. Planting spring bulbs or winter containers to be full of texture and contrasting forms gets the future looking brighter. The bare root season starts now and so is a fabulous time of year to get some great-value trees and shrubs in the ground. The warm soil will help the roots establish. Planting a tree is about as joyful and optimistic as gardening gets and is very addictive.
Many people have enjoyed growing their own food this year, so continue that by planting a fruit tree. An apple cannot be beaten, but remember they need a pollination partner to
set fruit so encourage neighbours to get another variety that flowers at the same time. Perhaps consider a self-fertile plum or for something a bit different, a quince is fantastic. Gorgeous flowers, beautiful green furry leaves and the fruit... stewed or baked it is aromatic and rare.
If fruit trees aren’t your thing then so many trees can brighten up your garden through winter. Deciduous trees may lose their leaves but interest can come from the bark. White stems of himalayan birches or Prunus serrula with its shiny mahogany peeling bark look beautiful through winter. Acer Sango-kaku has bright red bark and is one of the finest Japanese maples for foliage and, in my garden at least, more wind tolerant than others once established.
Enjoy your garden activities this month and keep an eye on the forecast, so on a nice day the chores become fun.
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Festive Favourites
Now it’s November, it’s safe to say that most of us are thinking ahead to Christmas – planning for presents, decorations and turkey – and quite possibly wondering how much it’s all going to cost! It’s so easy to overspend, when you’ve everyone to buy for, but with our top tips, you’ll save money, shop smarter and make sure your credit card feels much less battered in the New Year!
1. Don’t impulse buy! Choose an item and then shop around using price comparison sites, best deals websites and auction sites to see if you can get it cheaper.
2. Super savings – don’t forget to check for discount vouchers before buying
anything online! There are plenty of sites where members can post deals and discount codes for others to use – saving you as much as 20% on your shopping.
3. Click through cashback – some banks and credit cards let you opt in to get cashback at featured retailers, on other sites you sign up and then click through before buying. Either way, you’ll get anything upwards of 1% of your total spend back in a few weeks or months’ time, without any effort at all.
4. Presents don’t have to be new! Antique or vintage items are every bit as good, if they’re exactly what the
recipient would like. Online auction sites, social media selling pages or local car boots, markets or craft fairs are great places to look for quirky and unique items at a great price.
5. Set a budget! If you’ve lots of people to buy for, it helps if you all agree on a budget.
Shopping around for the perfect gift for under a tenner means that a lot more thought has to go into each present – making each gift that little bit more personal.
6. Super Secret Santa – the perfect solution to prevent overspending! Nobody needs a bin bag
full of presents on Christmas morning, so why not agree that everyone gets just one great gift, by drawing names at random? Set a higher budget than you’d usually allocate per person, but save a fortune because each of you just buys the one gift – saving time, money and potential
