8th April

…Pearl’ – a shy flowerer with us in the nursery. Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ – foliage and flowers a nice contrast. Kerria japonica ‘Golden

1st February

…five years old now. guinea fowl guinea fowl Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ is full out. Huge flowers for any single williamsii. Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ Camellia…

19th January

…flowers have been eaten by pheasants or guinea fowl. First daffodils First daffodils And here are the offending guinea fowl! They have survived happily here for at least three years….

13th April

…confidence. Grandchildren feeding the cattle The aged flock of Guinea Foul appear to be all male. Females all lost to foxes when nesting in earlier years? Guinea Foul Swallows in…

20th April

…opening ones. Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ just leafing up in Tin Garden. Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’…

15th December

‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third time this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has…

8th September

…donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ in full flower. Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis 2016…

20th December

…and even pheasants seem to have left most of them alone. Just a couple show pheasants have pecked them or perhaps the gaggle of guinea fowl which roam about in…

11th October

…martins today in a large moving pack over a field. They soon moved on. 2020 – CHW An abandoned guinea fowl egg in an old nest in Kennel Close. Hopeless…

7th February

…Viburnum triphyllum Illicium macranthum (BSWJ 11809) with buds close to opening. Plenty of them too. Illicium macranthum (BSWJ 11809) What looks like Guinea Fowl excrement on an Ilex cornuta. Looks…