…had fallen which is no great surprise. The ground is still however covered in red. Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ The first daffodil bulbs on the…

…impressive bark and much older than you would expect. Eucalyptus urnigera The view down the slope – herbaceous borders recently split and redug. The view down the slope Banksia marginata…

…that as! An excellent crop of lambs. New crossbred batch of ewes New crossbred batch of ewes Sixty Dorset cross ewes with ninety-two lambs above the cliffs. These were born…

…plastered with bud after the dry summer. It is going to be a tremendous show in a week. Paulownia kawakamii Still berries on Cotoneaster glabratus in May even as the…

…japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ is covered in flower. Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ Camellia japonica ‘White Swan’ First few flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’. Camellia…

…to go in the Rookery. Tom Hudson first introduced us to this species which I have acquired from Mark Bulk. Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis 2022 –…

…considered ‘early’ either although many of them will never have witnessed magnolias in flower beside them. Rh moupinense, Rh mucronulatum, Rh delavayi and even Rh ‘Cornish Red’ are out on…

…is plastered in red seed pods but here, unlike on the drive, the leaves are only just starting to turn their autumnal reddish-black. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Tilia henryana is…

…the rain has battered today. This clump has now been pictured in flower several times since January. In flower for six months and still going strong. One hell of a…

…distinctive new growth and leaf formation. Once seen easily recognisable again. I fear you are bored with red berried Cotoneasters so I will spare you the rest! Cotoneaster silvestrii 2021…