1.0Storieshttps://stories.qvcuk.comDale Franklinhttps://stories.qvcuk.com/author/dale-franklin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="z4y9Ew3r1a"><a href="https://stories.qvcuk.com/presenters/dale-franklin/falling-leaves-and-a-taste-of-christmas/">Falling leaves and a taste of Christmas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://stories.qvcuk.com/presenters/dale-franklin/falling-leaves-and-a-taste-of-christmas/embed/#?secret=z4y9Ew3r1a" width="600" height="338" title="“Falling leaves and a taste of Christmas” — Stories" data-secret="z4y9Ew3r1a" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://stories.qvcuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/810088.jpg16001600In my last blog I waxed lyrical about autumn colours and whilst one of my favourite seasons, it’s also one of the messiest in terms of clearing up fallen leaves and branches. Our garden is covered with a beautiful layer of various russet and gold leaves, acorns and pine needles and our hostas and hydrangeas […]