We've added some daffodils and tulips to the outer garden to add some interest while we wait for the hydrangeas to flower.

Hydrangea aspera, in the walled garden, is putting on another splendid autumnal display and attracting all sorts of bees and other insects.  Enjoy these images and come and see it if you can. 

In Hydrangea, there are two types of flowers, these are: a) Fertile flowers that have carpels, nectar, ovaries, stamens (with pollen) and very small sepals and petals. b) Sterile flowers that do not have any carpels, ovaries, or nectar, but do have stamens (with...

Anna Church, weather reporter for East Midlands Today visited us in September to put us 'On the Map'.  She and her camara person, Troy, spent the morning of 6 September with us and created this lovely couple of minutes to share the garden with lots of others.

Photos from the hydrangea garden found their way to a journalist in Japan who published an article in a Japanese magazine.  It's in Japanese with no English translation at the moment but the images of our hydrangeas say it all.   Horticulture Guide 2022 Summer Issue...