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