…form of Prunus cerascifera, the cherry plum, which is a small hedging tree native in S. Europe. From a distance I noticed a huge hedgerow of white beside Derrecks Wood…

…produce a tonne of cherries a day in season. Quite delicious! Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry farm This is a Stewardship…

…Stil plenty of berry on the hollies here in mid-February implying the mild winter which we have had with few migrating birds. plenty of berry on the hollies Magnolia campbellii…

…hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ – an attractive colour. Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ with dark brownish leaves and contrasting bright flowers. Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’…

…off the pile to be loaded. Salvia officinalis ‘Albiflora’ Corydalis ‘Berry Exciting’ is just producing its flowers and will be fine. Perfect even! What a colour contrast. Corydalis ‘Berry Exciting’…

…exhibitors ‘tent’. Mrs Williams and Mrs Clarke Mary Berry and a BBC producer using our stand for filming. I have met Mary before and she is exceptionally pleasant. Mary Berry…

…the laurel here is going to be a priority. path clearing Jaimie has found a yew tree growing out of the fallen trunk of a tree fern. A yew berry…

…‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Deutzia longifolia (White Form) Deutzia longifolia (White Form) This is another Pittosporum adaphniphylloides which…

…deer on this weeping cherry. weeping cherry weeping cherry Sorbus prattii with just two clusters of white berries. Sorbus prattii Photinia villosa var. zollingeri rather sparsely berried. Photinia villosa var….

…is its first flowering here. Its an old Gresham hybrid of no great note. Magnolia ‘Dark Shadow’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ not too smashed up in the rain. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’…