I thought we'd start this month with a few photos of the wildlife we enjoy in our garden. This fox had been very busy burying something in one of the flower beds. He didn't need to look so pleased about it!

Some people think they're pests and they are probably right but I'd far rather have them around with a bit of damage here and there than not have them at all.

Always plenty of pigeons around!

One of the Grey Heron's favourite spots is on top of our shed. He stands very still but I think our fish have got used to his evil ways and they go to the bottom of the pond if they sense him around. The pond is just in front of the shed.

This photo was taken a few days earlier than the rest of the others on this page - you can tell because there is no frost on the shed roof.

Now we'll move into the front garden. Jonathon's trimmed all the roses back and I've done the weeding so it's looking quite tidy!

There's still quite a bit of colour in the front garden, particularly from the Cornus (dogwood) but also from the Alstromaeria Orange Glory.

There were two conifer trees in the front garden until a few years ago. This one survived, the other one (a less rare species apparently) was removed because they were fighting for space and damaging each other.

Moving into the back garden. The patio could do with a clean but that will have to wait until Spring.

The Elijah Blue is still blue - unusual for this time of year.

There are still some coloured leaves around the garden.

These are on the Silver Birch.

The Heather is starting to flower up.

The pigs are where the QE2 standard rose is supposed to be moving to. Must get on with that sometime soon.

We seem to have one of these bushes in the front garden as well as those in the back. Must have self seeded in the laurel hedge because I definitely didn't put it there.

These are on the Corylus Contorta. Seems the squirrel will be happy come Autumn.

The Leeks look a bit tatty but they still taste really good.

The Pampas is starting to flop a bit but this separate clump seems to be standing up better.

Frosty Primula. I bet they wished I'd left them in the warm garden centre!

It's starting to look like Winter!

The leaves look pretty with frost on them

The last Fuchsia with flowers on - this one is in a pot on the lower patio.

This little Skimmia Japonica comes into its own at this time of year. The rest of the time it's a bit over-shadowed by the big Acer.

Believe it or not, this is what a Teasel looks like when it's starting to grow ...

... and this is what they look like when they flower and turn into seed heads.

Frosted Strawberry anyone?

Hard to believe from the photo on the left that I raked all the leaves up the weekend before. Looks like I've got some more to do this weekend.

We'll finish as we started, with wildlife. There's no wonder our fat balls get eaten so quickly!

Again, some people think squirrels are pests but they are very cute and I love to see animals in the garden. They bring it to life in a way that plants on their own can't.

That's it for this month and for this year. I hope you've enjoyed our 2014 garden diary.