The stride of Jack Frost lengthens as he marches across the country bringing with him the icy cold of the coming winter. Hopefully most of the outside chores will be complete with only the odd bits of tidying to do. Gardens can still look beautiful with plants such as Cyclamen and my favourite, Helleborus Niger in bloom.

November the fifth will be filling the skies with the colours of bonfires burning brightly and fireworks exploding overhead. A time for wrapping up warm against the cold winter night. This month’s colours are taken from our Royal range with some of the blues from the extensive colour palette reflecting the hues of frost and ice.