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