Paxton House Gardens are full of mellow fruitfulness! Autumn is a time of plenty and the wildlife all around us is stocking up for winter.  The trees and shrubs in the gardens are laden with berries this year.  Birds have already stripped the rowans and elderberries but there is plenty more for them. This year’s bumper crop of apples means that there are many fallen to the ground where they are a favourite food of badgers, mice, voles and hedgehogs as well as wasps, ants and other invertebrates. The rich reds of berries are very decorative; we particularly love the vibrant Pyracantha coccinea, Cotoneaster suecicus and bright red rosehips on our many species roses.