…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…

…Sorbus dunnii still covered in fruits. Only planted a year or so ago. Sorbus dunnii A good few young evergreen trees blown over in the gales here and there. evergreen…

…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…

…tree has grown extraordinarily quickly, is semi-evergreen, and absolutely plastered in flower high up at 15-18ft. Attractive yellow flowers against the reddish stems. Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia Another Magnolia x…

…Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ nicely fronts the orange-red branches of Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ in Kennel Close. An excellent colour combination! Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ Little leaf drop yet…

…this seldom happen here in the garden? Nyssa sylvatica Diospyros lotus with an interesting red and yellow combination of colours. Diospyros lotus Verbena rigida still looking fresh even in October….