…colour here at least a week ago. Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron schlippenbachii with its ‘full metal jacket’. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’ turning nicely on the drive. Again, earlier…

…mess. The stumps are burning away nicely and the granites which once held up metal posts for the espalier pear trees have been dug up and stockpiled to prevent injury…

…shredded green compost with plastic and metal removed during the sifting process. heating pile Then an inspection of the remarkable progress made by Cressy Knuckey since her arrival to run…

…mist houses. Clerodendron bungei One of the wooden glasshouses used for propagation has been recovered in polythene with metal supports. This has cost £200 plus labour. About half what it…

…will have 5 new water tanks in place in the garden. One of these existed in past decades as a metal tank but had rotted away years ago. Lots of…

…Ilex oak has split in half at The Vean and, annoyingly, smashed the posh metal fence. Quite a bit to clear up here and the rest of the tree has…

…‘Midwinter Fire’ Roses trained up a metal Harrod Horticultural support. Roses trained up Quercus alnifolia with some leaves intact. Quercus alnifolia Quercus alnifolia Quercus alnifolia Pieris very fine. Pieris Betula…

…a digger 3 days to resolve in a field of winter corn. Major pipe replacement of old metal pipe now needed. Chasing water leaks Chasing water leaks Chasing water leaks…

…hurt by the heavy rain, the first heavy rain since Christmas. The Augustinii and many forms of Triflorum are excellent. Falconeri just opening. 1922 – JCW The fat cherries are…

…could almost be the first week in March. Camellias everywhere and the garden could open on New Years Eve! Heavy showers through the day damp this expectation somewhat and a…