27th August

…the junior trophy. His father and uncle were less successful! clay shoot clay shoot clay shoot clay shoot 2015 – CHW The row of hydrangeas which Jaimie planted for Alison…

28th August

…wildflower seed from the bank opposite the front door. Volunteers Peter Bickford-Smith collecting the entries for the annual GWCT clay shoot here as he has done for 30 to 40…

26th August

…2022 – CHW Prize giving at the annual GWCT Clay Shoot in the back yard. annual GWCT Clay Shoot annual GWCT Clay Shoot A virtually leafless Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var….

1st July

…Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ with few flowers this year. Planted 2006. Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ looking superb with the…

2nd December

…biloba ‘Variegata’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Betula ‘China Rose’ has lost its leader but is recovering well and making a decent tree in a prime position in Kennel Close. Betula ‘China

26th April

…look at German and US protestors. China knows how to deal with them! The new great ‘Satan’ from whom 75% of the plants which we enjoy today actually came? A…

24th August

…as bait. squirrel traps squirrel traps The water meadows have just been cut in preparation for the Charity Clay Shoot on Saturday. water meadows Scaffolding goes up to paint the…

21st March

…the base of the flower. Magnolia cylindrica 2020 – CHW Two separate garden tours today with Peter Clay and Tom Hudson. Four and a half hours in the garden! The…

5th November

…in a large clay pot by the front door. Actually only one of the two here is out. Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’…

27th October

…other buddleia could match that. Buddleia lindleyana Buddleia lindleyana Buddleia lindleyana The two large clay pots beside the front door have plants of Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ which are now…