…back and tidied for opening. ‘Mr Billy’ has a shit beside Georges Hut and the nicely pruned hydrangeas. ‘Mr Billy’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ is looking anything but ‘sweet’ but Magnolia…

…now seems a much more frequent summer occurrence than it was years ago. sweet chestnut branch split and fell sweet chestnut branch split and fell The bracts on Cornus kousa…

…than Jelly Rot. at the base of a sweet chestnut at the base of a sweet chestnut A trip to the greenhouse reveals a number of pleasant surprises! To tidy…

…felling in my September tree survey. deadish sweet chestnut deadish sweet chestnut Michelia ‘Fairy White’ is laden with buds only three years on from planting out in the garden. A…

…and should recover. A small growing variety which flowers very early and copiously. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’ still has plenty of perfect flowers…

…alstroemeria This Alchemilla mollis was planted here for Serena’s wedding a year ago. Alchemilla mollis The Sweet William are splendid in many colours. All self-sown. Sweet William Sweet William The…

…which is 20ft tall and just coming out now. Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ is nice by the Green Gate. Flowers are getting larger with maturity. Magnolia ‘Sweet…

…Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ – lower paddock. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia sprengeri var diva – lower paddock. Magnolia sprengeri var diva The remnants…

…x Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ x Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ Heuchera ‘Obsidian’ is proving a strong seller. Heuchera ‘Obsidian’ Heuchera ‘Obsidian’ Heuchera ‘Fire Chief’ is another unusual colour combination. Heuchera ‘Fire Chief’…

…jam? Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ has a single seed pod. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Amazingly Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ has a crop of flowers. It was…