How I See It...

Hello,

How’s your seasonal transition going? I’m just about dealing with those beautiful leaves that gave us such a glorious display of colour now ever y day falling to the ground. And with Halloween just around the corner, winter is well and truly on its way.

AUTUMN COLOURS

I honestly wish I could go round gluing all those leaves back on, because seeing them on the ground makes me a little sad. However, inspired by my trip to the Chelsea Flower Show, I’m now seeing vegetables in a whole new light, not just to eat, but as a way of bringing colour into our homes. They are literally my new flower arrangements and, as I’m eventually going to eat them, they’re arguably far more cost ef fective.

PUMPKIN PARADISE!

Put vegetables in baskets in the kitchen, making them into table decorations… the oppor tunities are endless. Spurred on by our friends in the States we have fully embraced Halloween, and that includes their love of placing pumpkins in as many places as possible.

I first witnessed this sight while filming in Canada. We left the city of Toronto for the suburbs on a crisp October morning, and as we arrived in a ver y normal Ontario housing estate my eyes popped out on stalks. Ever yone must have been in competition with their neighbour to have the best Halloween arrangement – and I totally loved it!

PUMPKIN SOUP – YUM!

Pumpkins have become a favourite of mine, not only to look at, but to roast and turn into soup. And what is the best way to ser ve the soup? In the empty pumpkin shell, of course! My pictures will inspire you – one of a display I saw at Chelsea Flower arranged by Medwyns of Anglesey (left) and one of Greta (above) who sadly, according to her owner Matt Oliver, had grown too large to be tasty.

Love, Anthea X