5th July

…Hydrangea seemannii Hydrangea seemannii Store cattle have grazed off the castle front in only a week and little grass left. Clearly a lot of cow shit on the drive but…

19th June

…japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Buds on Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ for the first time. Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Flower tassels on Quercus oxyodon. Quercus oxyodon Hydrangea seemannii

24th June

…of Tom Hudson’s Manglietia insignis flowering well in the Rookery clearing. Manglietia insignis Manglietia insignis 2024 – CHW First flowers just emerging on Hydrangea seemannii. Hydrangea seemannii Toona sinensis ‘Flamingo’…

20th July

…bark and old leaves falling onto the lawns. If only all gardening problems were so positive. gardener complained that Eucalyptus make a lot of mess Hydrangea seemannii now growing well…

24th August

…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…

2nd September

…say ‘summer flowering’ but our ancient plants always perform late August/ September. Tamarix ramosissima Tamarix ramosissima Tamarix ramosissima Jaimie finishing off the removal of the thuggish Hydrangea seemannii from the…

10th September

…Hibbertia aspera where the Hydrangea seemannii has been removed. The main stump has so far defied the mottaxe. Hibbertia aspera 2023 – CHW Buddleja auriculata nicely out by the Hothead….

17th December

…the first place in the UK to flower the Mexican climbing hydrangea – H. seemannii. I remember a viewing after dinner there where we admired it by torch light with…