11th November

…Road towards Old Park. Autumnal views Autumnal views Styrax formosanus var formosanus is as laden with seeds as it was with flowers. Collected a large envelope full in only a…

3rd August

…– medium-tall growing. Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ – taller growing and very floriferous. Not quite as dark as Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’? Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’…

28th September

…now dropped and it is much more autumnal.The lacecap Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ by the Green Gate with a secondary flush of flowers. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ and Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’…

22nd November

…sun outside the front gate. Ginkgo biloba An autumnal view from over the top of the main fernery towards the lake. autumnal view 2015 – CHW Quite a fine day…

29th November

…with its peculiar autumn tints. A broken branch has quickly produced new growth. Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ Cornus iberica with its blackish-red autumnal show. Cornus iberica…

23rd October

…paniculata ‘White Lace’ Young Acer campestre showing autumnal yellow. Acer campestre Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ turning to reddish purple. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ First yellowing on Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’…

31st August

…(Nikko fir) is also similarly covered in blue cones. One small cone has a twist of needles at the top. Abies homolepis Abies homolepis Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ with a sparse…

10th September

…Ceratostigma willmottianum ‘Forest Blue’ has just finishing flowering but still a most attractive blue. Ceratostigma willmottianum ‘Forest Blue’ The Acer palmatum varieties imported from New Zealand in August are very…

25th July

…‘Okavango’ – big flower and quite unusual. Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’ – another nice blue but the name might sell it. Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’ Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’…

24th October

…today. However the first subject has hardly turned yet although it appears autumnal.Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ is most striking on the drive. Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’ Cercis ‘Forest Pansy’…