Hello Everyone As the drought continues the small amount of rain we have had recently just isn't enough and I think we will all face losses in our gardens this year. However there are areas of the garden at Myddelton that have continued to do well and the bed outside the Old Conservatory is one, photo 1. Inside, the magnificent Senna septemtrionalis, the Arsenic bush, has flowered, photo 2. The flowers are a beautiful deep yellow, photo 3. Also here is this lovely Pass

Hello Everyone Thankfully at the end of August the drought ended and we had some rain, lots of it. My photos were taken before this so it will be interesting when I go back next week to see how well the garden has recovered. The Arboretum looked like the African savanna, photo 1. Luckily most of the trees have survived. Many have dropped their leaves already as a means of coping through the drought. The Pinus montezumae 'Sheffield park', a Pine tree planted by our own L

Hello Everyone So last month was the hottest July since the records began. I've lost count of how many days we had temperatures over 30 degrees. I think all our gardens are beginning to suffer now because we have hosepipe bans in place. However it is not all doom and gloom as I do have some lovely photos to share with you. One of my favourite places at Myddelton is the Old Conservatory as it never disappoints me, photo 1. Under the Senna septemtrionalis is this delightf

Hello Everyone I hope that starting the year with Storm Chandra doesn't mean that's how the weather intends to continue?? We had a sprinkling of snow but as usual escaped the worst of the weather. The wet weather has meant that the gardeners have had to choose their jobs accordingly each day. However they have made amazing progress in the Rock Garden. The Snowdrop Sale was held on Saturday 31st January and the sun broke through the clouds bathing everything in weak Winter

Hello Everyone Well, I really am running out of ways to describe the weather! Ridiculous for May springs to mind. The temperatures have been the hottest on record in May. I can't imagine the problems this is causing farmers and I am waiting for a hosepipe ban to come into force very soon. So it gives me great pleasure to say the garden continues to delight. Leaving the car park, I saw these Daisies, which I think are Ox-eye daisies, Leucanthemum vulgare, peeking through

Hello Everyone Well, I'm sure I asked for rain, even a shower would have been welcome but no, continuous sunshine with some ridiculously high temperatures for April. I'm sure the garden will suffer but for now it is a glorious feast for the eyes. In the Arboretum the bluebells, allbeit Spanish and English, have taken over from the crocuses and daffodils, photo 1. Also on the drive was this large area of Dornicum orientale 'Leonardo', photo 2. A large yellow daisy like f

Hello Everyone Well, the March winds have certainly made their presence felt so perhaps April will bring some showers to us. I think we could do with some. I managed to visit the garden on one of the good days we had in March and I was delighted with everything I saw. On the drive the Cornus mas was covered in tiny yellow flowers giving the tree its hazy cloud of yellow, photos 1 and 2. The view through from the Front Lawn to Bowling Green Lawn is picture-perfect with t

Hello Everyone Well, Spring has definitely sprung and the garden is looking fabulous. All the Spring favourites are blooming so without further ado here is my selection for February. In the bed under the Prunus serrula on the Front Drive are these beautiful Hellebores, photo 1. Along the pathway into the garden are large clumps of Euphorbias, photo 2. I love the way the tips fall forward and nod when there is a breeze. Further along the path is this lovely Hamamelis x in

Hello Everyone I hope that starting the year with Storm Chandra doesn't mean that's how the weather intends to continue?? We had a sprinkling of snow but as usual escaped the worst of the weather. The wet weather has meant that the gardeners have had to choose their jobs accordingly each day. However they have made amazing progress in the Rock Garden. The Snowdrop Sale was held on Saturday 31st January and the sun broke through the clouds bathing everything in weak Winter

E.A Bowles scholar and Myddelton House Gardener Bryan Hewitt and his not so secret garden... https://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/blog/an-urban-oasis-in-waltham-cross/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNiyORleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0S1Q0NnJzSnFmMXR5UGtUAR5WjBSuVqJPQyG2jSgeQmtsEpnGPM6mzdsyIINQ5yOZG9_PreMidwHuzNZN_A_aem_uPxib1DzfhroiCIr-WFibw