Visit in October to take part in the Celtic Colors International Festival, which celebrates Celtic music and culture. Take the circular Cabot Trail, which hugs the coast and passes through plenty of dazzling viewing spots. If you'll be taking a fall foliage cruise and your time is limited, renting a car is your best option. Waterfall lovers and rock climbers can make their way to the quiet terrace of Egypt Falls (just off Lake Ainslie) for a quick but daring hike and rock climb. Or you can be one with nature when you fly fish on the Margaree River, which flows between two fiery hills. Head to Meat Cove, where orange trees whose leaves are rustled by the sea breeze perch at the dramatic cliff drop. With numerous parks, the Bras d'Or Lake (a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) and seasonal food markets, there's plenty to do! Red, orange and gold electrify the landscape and melt into the deep blue Atlantic in spectacular fashion, creating gorgeous autumn scenery. This fabulous plant choice was inspired by our visit to Bonython Gardens in the autumn where the cobalt blue spires glowed in the autumn light and later through the winter the white stems will bring a soft radiance to that part of the garden.Cape Breton Island practically glows with color in the fall.

We’ve bought some tiny pots of Russian Sage that have now been potted on and they are growing on in the shelter of the courtyards for the winter. Each day Danni’s Miscanthus bedding has been piled inside the lower curved walls ready to form new borders to flank the path our guest already love. So this autumn the flanking Italian Garden hedge has been cut back on the upper generously curving terrace. Three stately Phormium already give this part of the garden a wonderful rhythm and the old slightly twisted granite gatepost is a dramatic focal point at the end. Yet is is bordered by lovely views across our fields to Perranuthnoe and out over Mounts bay. Take the South walk for instance, alive with Daffodils in the spring but something of an after thought for the rest of the year.

Golden autumn farm