…over flowering this year. layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas Pear ‘Merton Pride’ was producing a big crop and Will had covered the tree…

…sweet chestnuts in Old Park. Some felled, some with just dead branches removed. All under a statutory felling order. sweet chestnuts sweet chestnuts One forgets what a frost pocket Old…

…of the branches. Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ below the lawn. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ A badger has dug out a huge wasps nest below…

…on a very elderly Camellia japonica in a clump. This one with large reddish flowers. Camellia japonica Camellia japonica A Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ at the edge of the old Charlie…

…bedraggled flower on the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ on the wall beyond the front door. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ 2021 – CHW The elderly Camellia ‘Imbricata’ on the top wall just starting….

…‘St Clare’ Hydrangea ‘St Clare’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ – easily the best blue lacecap HYDRANGEA ‘Taube’ HYDRANGEA ‘Taube’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks blue’ – very floriferous and vigorous grower Hydrangea ‘Fireworks blue’ Hydrangea…

…leaves emerging. One day they will look splendid from the castle lawn. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ 2015 – CHW A filthy day with some rain and a strong…

…down on a tree with very small seeds. This has not stopped a squirrel making a pile of eaten ones. Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Large…

…‘Satisfaction’ Magnolia ‘Satisfaction’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ at three stages as the colour fades. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Pittosporum tobira ‘Nana’ and Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ growing…

…Azalea ‘Malvatica’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ now full out directly under the Magnolia x veitchii. Still nothing out on the plant by the front door which is unusual. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’…