…and produced little new growth and only small deformed leaves as you see here. big leafed rhododendron A newly planted Abies delavayi with good new growth. Abies delavayi The Pheasant…

…They have completed their three week ‘furlough’ and will begin to generate a little productivity – even perhaps a little income particularly on the building side of things.We have one…

…gnarled and ancient Wisteria sinensis over a pool. Wisteria sinensis Another free standing Wisteria not yet out. Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’. Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’ Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’ A…

…Glow’ Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ rather late in the season. Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ laden down with fruit as usual….

…‘Patricia Ballard’ Aster ‘Little Carlow’ was making a stunning show. About 3-4ft tall as a huge clump. Aster ‘Little Carlow’ Aster ‘Little Carlow’ Aster ‘Little Carlow’ Unable to identify this…

…dog turds on sticks any more. Horrible and life threatening to small birds. The keepers are braving the elements to keep the feeders topped up and wild bird seed spread…

…biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ is just out long after the ‘Yellow Bird’ beside it has gone over. As it has been so…

…most of its leaves have blown off in the gales as usual. Hillier’s say it is supposed to flower in the autumn so not an early bird! The plant is…

…at Stanage! picture of my father Camellia japonica ‘Bokuhan’ with scattered bird eaten flowers. Looking rather yellow leaved after the drought. Pheasants rather than tits or finches by the look…

…flower and one drowsily dropped onto my trousers. No damage done! wasp You can just see a yellow wagtail on the ridge. Not a bird often seen in the yard…

…Humming Bird, Crassum – 2 Camellias by tree ferns, one up by Crossbill – Aberconwayii, 3 Camellias, Mag and Auk hybrids, H cinnarbar hybrids, Golden Oriole 1 and 2, Trewithen…

…fortunei subsp. discolor 2020 – CHW Off to the greenhouses to see what is new. Cotoneaster franchettii with berries forming already. Self-sown or bird carried seedlings. Cotoneaster franchettii Another pot…

…a bullfinch from the window as I write this. A once common bird which one now sees seldom here. Bullfinches were the detested pests before the First War as they…

…decent blue in our soil. Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ A fine plant of Quercus x bushii with huge and slightly irregular leaves but each has…

…nature programmes might just have realised that shooting vermin might actually protect the rare and declining bird species which he makes his money filming and talking about. How stupid was…

…and perhaps the best thing today in the garden. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ is not so ‘little’ now below the wall but its leaves…

…Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ just getting going. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ is a dainty little thing. Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ Autumn colour still on Acer sikkimense. Acer sikkimense Camellia x…

…easily? Probably but we would gain little new planting space. Jaimie wants to ditch the nearby laurel clump this autumn which will make a little space. 1961 – FJW First…

…in May to June so you would expect the seed to mature a little later than other species which flower much earlier in the year. one unripe seed pod on…

…fortunei ‘Emerald n’ Gold’ The Chelsea show stopper Hydrangea ‘Yulika’ still flowering away well. Hydrangea ‘Yulika’ Hydrangea ‘Yulika’ 2023 – CHW A little sun for early October and no need…