Ficus carica ‘Brown Turkey’ with ripe and ripening fruit on a small tree.

Asparagus in flower.

Secondary flower on a Wisteria ‘Prolific’.

Anemone hupehensis ‘September Charm’ with flowers a bit bleached by the sun.

Daphne ‘Pink Fragrance’ nicely in flower in the drought.

An ancient office plaque.

2025 – CHW
The laurel on the Bramble Field path which was cut back in March is reshooting vigorously despite the drought.

Seed forming on Huodendron tibeticum.

And on Viburnum hoanglienense originally from Peter Argles.

Most of the ripe berries have already fallen on Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’.

Another drought casualty. It is not what is immediately dead which is concerning it is what will die of stress in the next 12 months.

Euonymus oxyphyllus (BSWJ 10815) with nearly rip seed pods.

Ripe seed pods and another set of flowers on Viburnum coriaceum.

And nearly ripe on Viburnum taiwanianum.

Another dead Hydrangea by the 4-in-Hand.

A good couple of clumps of Betony – Stachys officinalis.

2024 – CHW
Plenty more magnolias seen in flower today.Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ which seldom has secondary flowers. This single one by George’s Hut is not far off the spring norm in colour but a bit smaller.

Rhododendrnon ‘Blue Tit’ with its usual (pre) autumn secondary flowering.

Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’.

Magnolia ‘Apollo’ with a flower more or less identical to its spring showing.

Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana is making good headway.

Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ flowering high up.

Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ with striking secondary new growth.

Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ with 3 secondary flowers although it was only planted 2 years ago. A vivid red colour which the slugs have enjoyed.

Crataegus chlorosarca with its first ripe berries.

Magnolia ‘Diana’ is only 2 years from planting as well.

2023 – CHW
A wonderful array of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ at Newbiggin House.

Tilia henryana ‘Arnold Select’ had been looking sickly but now doing well.

Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’ and Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ and Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’.

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ and Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’.

Team photo on a wet day!

2022 – CHW

Nothofagus antarctica is developing interesting bark after 30 years growth. The beech like seed heads have shrivelled away to nothing in the heat and contain no seed at all.

Rosa ‘Handel’ with a secondary full out flower as dusk falls.

Viburnum plicatum ‘Lanarth’ struggling in the drought with shrivelled leaves.

Symphoricarpos albus with flowers and berries together.

2021 – CHW
An elderly Lithocarpus edulis in flower in Old Park.

Rhododendron emarginatum in flower in Old Park.