…and Rhododendron ‘May Day’ just out on time. Cuckoo in full voice near the top lodge. The scent of rhodos everywhere on a coldish but sunny day with no wind….

…look at the first Malus into flower in the Old Kitchen Garden on a sunny day. All these small trees were planted in January. Malus ‘Brandkjaer’ Malus floribunda Malus ‘Evereste’…

…‘Dusky Pink’ 2022 – CHW A bright and sunny day for a tour with John & Vanessa Marston. First flowers out on the scented Rhododendron ‘Jim Russel’ – ridiculously early….

…Still it looks pretty good in a brief sunny period. Magnolia dawsoniana seedlings Magnolia dawsoniana seedlings The bluebells beneath this tree are now full out too and quite a blue…

…CHW On a fine and sunny Remembrance Sunday a few pictures of the estate showing that autumn has arrived and most of the leaves are off. autumn has arrived autumn…

…harvest and recolonise woodland areas with over mature trees (ie holes) and existing dreys. On sunny days when going around the garden you can still frequently see squirrels foraging far…

…leaves already present by then 8. ‘Genie’ is better than ‘Black Tulip’. ‘Caerhays Belle’ is better than ‘Susannah van Veen’. 2018 – CHW A fine and sunny day at last…

…look at what was out in the garden on a fine sunny Christmas Day!Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ out for Christmas as usual – well just the odd twig here and there really!…

…yunnanense Jaimie and his team successfully felled the tree which brought down the phone lines this weekend. 2015 – CHW Sunny but severe hail storms impede my plans today or…

…but sunny.Emerging Hemerocallis leaves eaten by rabbits or pheasants. Hemerocallis A couple of decent young Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ below Rogers Quarry. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Camellia x…