…badly infected with ash dieback and half dead. All the ash will have to go in the thinning. ash Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ still had some unfrosted flowers in Penvergate but was…

…Smaller younger saplings and trees indeed seem more vulnerable. ash trees ash trees ash trees Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ out again before all the others on the drive. Still with…

…exceptional display today near Tin Garden. Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis The split ash tree which has fallen on the edge of Kennel Close has done little real damage. split ash…

…the ash leafing up before the oak (a soak) and oak before ash (a splash) we are arguably on for a very small ‘splash’ this summer. What a nice prospect…

…old ash tree at the bottom of Old Park. dead 25-35 year old ash tree We have finally got two (out of three) Crinodendron hookerianum ‘Ada Hoffmann’ to flowering size…

…Crataegus cuneata which I do not remember flowering here before. Crataegus cuneata Crataegus cuneata Crataegus ashei has very different and not hawthorn-like leaves. Crataegus ashei Crataegus ashei Carpinus japonicus has…

…trees. Strange how this all started after 4th July. large rotten ash large rotten ash Jaimie is of the view that Hydrangea seemannii is doing too much damage to the…

…Deciduous azaleas like a good haircut. large fallen ash tree large fallen ash tree Another old (unnamed) Camellia japonica has just come into flower in the last two days. Camellia…

…Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Yesterday’s gales brought down an ash tree on the drive which has made quite a mess! ash tree 2019 – CHW More of the same.The young Turpinia…

…cash point is showing up well too. There are also a couple more to check in Kennel Close to see if they are out too. JCW’s diaries refer a lot…

…Camellia saluenensis While the darker form is only just opening. darker form 2017 – CHW More storm damage. Here an ash branch by Rookery Gate. Not a big job to…

…new things in the greenhouses on a sunny day.The fallen ash on the drive all now cleared up and much of the firewood seems to have gone to a (hopefully)…

…Camellia saluenensis More fallen ash trees in Kennel Close but minimal damage to plants. fallen ash trees A huge secondary flower on Azalea ‘Greenway’. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Good autumn colour as…

…monogyna (hawthorn) laden with seeds for the thrushes and other winter migrant birds. Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn) laden with seeds Sorbus aucuparia (mountain ash) with perhaps the finest crop of all….

…was taken at Kew. 2021 – CHW The north wind has split out an ash tree by Bramble Field Path. ash tree This Rhododendron maddenii is the last of our…

…in hand from years of self-seeding, brambles, scrub and neglect. Some pretty invasive weeds much in evidence too as well as ash disease on a key young ash. The real…

…komarowii It is called ash dieback disease for a reason. Is this tree recovering? I have seen one or two bad ones today on a drive around but this horror…

…to the most promising new shoots. Magnolia sieboldii Wonderful new growth on Schefflera delavayi. Schefflera delavayi 35 year old ash trees below Kennel Close quietly dying. A new threat to…

…dying ash we sought a felling licence to clear the bottom of the Portholland Valley below Parnalls Hill Wood. The licence did not arrive on time due to COVID so…

…This is what happens when you plant a Fraxinus excelsior ‘Jaspidea’ too close to a bonfire. I fear the tree may succumb to ash dieback disease soon anyway. Fraxinus excelsior…