Hello Everyone    Well, Autumn has arrived and has nearly gone all in one month. Due to the very dry conditions the trees had already begun to drop their leaves now the heavy rain is knocking off the rest. However, I arrived just in time to capture some of the beauty to be seen around the garden.    A visit to the Arboretum was first on my list. The Quercus rubra, the Red Oak tree, photo 1, stood out in the sunshine. Also here was the Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood', the Ash

The (not so) secret garden of E.A. Bowles scholar and gardener Bryan Hewitt. https://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/blog/an-urban-oasis-in-waltham-cross/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNiyORleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0S1Q0NnJzSnFmMXR5UGtUAR5WjBSuVqJPQyG2jSgeQmtsEpnGPM6mzdsyIINQ5yOZG9_PreMidwHuzNZN_A_aem_uPxib1DzfhroiCIr-WFibw

Hello Everyone    Well, it seems that Autumn has arrived quite suddenly. One minute it was Summer and the next Storm Amy was upon us. However, as all our gardens needed the rain I'm sure we didn't grumble too much!    The Autumn colour is arriving slowly at Myddelton. Starting in the car park was this gorgeous Acer capillipes, a Red Snake-Bark Maple, photo 1. The leaves were already lovely shades of red and orange. The bark is amazing and you can see how it came by it's name,

Hello Everyone   Well, after the hottest summer on record, it seems we plunged into Autumn overnight. I promise not to complain about the rain because I know that Myddelton and all our gardens desperately need it. As my knee is starting to feel better I have started driving again so have been able to take myself to the garden. Here's what I saw.    On the edge of the car park is the grand old Quercus robur, a common or English Oak tree, photo 1. It is smothered in acorns whic

Hello Everyone   As I haven't been able to visit the garden I put a call out to some friends at the garden and they have responded so...

Hello Everyone    First of all I would like to apologise for being so late with the June edition of my newsletter. I had my other knee...