…upright oak tree. Oblivious to the drought it would seem. Chicken of the woods Chicken of the woods Hedychium tengchongense ‘Trum Trom’ (WWJ 11964) is the first of the gingers…

…domestica ‘Firepower’ still with good red tints. Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’ Nandina domestica ‘Woods Dwarf’ not quite as good. Nandina domestica ‘Woods Dwarf’ Syzygium paniculatum ‘Newport’ with minor frost damage. Trim…

…acre woodland garden with a huge newly restored walled garden attracting 100,000 visitors a year. Lots of new planting and vigour from the Head Gardener, Claire Woods MBE. The Castle…

…in 1900 but I know of no existing mature plants in the UK. Meliosma oldhamii Meliosma oldhamii Heard the first cuckoo calling at 10am from Old Park or Brownberry Woods….

…feeding so intensively that they never opened their wings to reveal which species they were. Speckled woods? Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Magnolia tamaulipana was half out yesterday and…

…in 40 to 50 butterflies. Mainly speckled woods I think. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ at its best. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ nearly over…

…on the Cornwall Red Squirrel Project and a visit to the two red squirrel enclosures hidden in the woods. Both contain breeding pairs and it is possible that one pair…

…is at its best. 1914 – JCW A few snowdrops and Aconite, some good rhodo’s in flower in all three woods, mostly based in the blood red arboreum line of…

…arderneri which we bought from France. Watsonia arderneri Watsonia arderneri Even more lovely is the delicate pink Watsonia ‘Tresco dwarf pink’. Not dwarf at all in habit but the flowers…

…dwarf and a rockery plant but it is still quite striking. No idea about its flowers. Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ was living up to…