…a time when every aspect of climate change / carbon neutral government policy wants trees, veteran trees, and more tree planting, the Forestry Commission is destroying veteran trees rather than…

…camellia by the Fernery. newly dead camellia Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ nearly full out and not yet wilting like so many of the others. Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ The large clump of Rhododendron nobleanum…

…trunk nearly finished despite brief very heavy showers with a bit of hail. beech tree trunk A tree damaged Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ pruned up to reshoot in a more…

…Main Ride with the tree fern to the right. Main Ride Jaimie’s homebred Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ at its splendid best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia…

…that much rot in the centre of the trunk of the beech tree. An unusual direction to the wind (NE) caused it to topple prematurely. beech tree beech tree beech…

…Leaf’ was planted only in 2017 but is doing nicely. The leaflets seem to end in a spiky clump of tiny fern-like leaflets. Pterocarya x rhederiana ‘Fern Leaf’ Pterocarya x…

…considerably in 10 years. tree fern valley tree fern valley tree fern valley A good clump of Petasites japonicus coming into flower but slightly frosted. Petasites japonicus Petasites japonicus A…

…yet very good, Coums nice, Ericas good, the first seedling trumpet show colour. 1907 – JCW Measured Tree Fern frond broken by recent wind 10 feet 6 in by 3…

…Tree fern Tree fern Tree fern The 20 year old fence on the lawn to keep the dogs penned in has lasted well but has recently started to have rotten…

…consuming with such a prickly tree (last time I photographed these two trees I got the naming the wrong way around). A spreading tree with no easy access to the…