In contrast to the Thanksgiving weekend, it is quite warm now.  On Sunday, I went outside in just a light jacket, and planted some chrysanthemums which I had bought in October.  I had thought it was too late to put them in the ground, but they were still green, and the weather was so warm, I planted them.  I also cut back the asparagus ferns, weeded the bed, and put some compost on the bed.  I had been waiting for the ferns to turn brown, and the last heavy frost did that.  Even so, there were a few green ones still present.  The plants are confused I think.  I have found tiny shoots of bulbs already coming up.  The seeds in the straw I used for mulch have come up as green grass, I think alfalfa.  I’m letting it grow, and will tun it under in the spring.  The strawberry plants are still green, as are the various ferns near the house.  I cut back the lavender plant, but it has all reappeared. I also cut a lot of mint, but that has come back too.  It’s still quite dry here, entering the second year of serious drought.  I’m mulching heavily in hopes my soil won’t dry out.