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THE AUTUMN GARDEN

Autumn

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness,
Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run;
To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees,
And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core;
To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells
With a sweet kernel; to set budding more,
And still more, later flowers for the bees,
Until they think warm days will never cease,
For Summer has o’er-brimm’d their clammy cells.

John Keats, 1820
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The poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is beginning to put on a splendid display.
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The persimmons (Diospyros spp) decorate the bare twigs of their tree.
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Myrtle (Myrtus communis) berries make a beautiful show
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The bergenias (Bergenia cardifolia) make a splendid show.
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The African yellow daisy (Euryops spp) brightens up even the dullest day.
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Nasturtium leaves love catching the raindrops.
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Ripening grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi) promise sweet delights in mid-winter.
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One of the least demanding and most rewarding of fruit trees: The tamarillo (Solanum betaceum). 
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A discarded fig leaf leaving branches shamelessly bare...
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One of the last yellow tea roses, braving the cold and wet weather.
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This one is rather sad...
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Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) leaves choosing a watery grave.
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Beautiful, bright blooms of the Camellia sasanqua are at their best now.
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The humble Viola tricolor rarely stops blooming.
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Irish strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) flowers, soon to be succulent prickly berries.
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Succulents always look good whatever the season!
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The chrysanthemums are just about finishing their display now.
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It's a beautiful season...

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