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March Tour.

11 Wednesday Mar 2020

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, Our Garden@19, Plantlife, The Life of Brian.

≈ 13 Comments

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Alpine, Blue border, Camellia, Oriental garden., spring, woodland walk

Despite the awful weather this winter, it has been a busy one here in our garden@19, see: (A Winter Project and a Wildlife-Friendly Experiment.) following on from several autumn projects.

With all the depressing news from around the world, just an hour working in the garden is welcome, ending with a quick photo tour accompanied by a chilly wind.

It is cheering to see that despite everything else, spring is coming in the garden.

On the patio.

The Alpine beds.

Looking colourful with some dogwood prunings inserted…

Arabis procurrens with Euphorbia myrsinites

…Also

Ipheion ‘ Alberto Castillo ‘

Crocus.

Corydalis cheilanthifolia

In the woodland walk.

Brunnera macrophylla

The Blue Border…

Narcissus ‘King Alfred’ in the blue border.

Under the arch…

Euphorbia characias subsp. Wulfenii

In the Oriental garden…

Camellia × williamsii ‘Donation’

What is spring bringing to cheer you up in your garden?

December Rain.

21 Friday Dec 2018

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife

≈ 21 Comments

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Blue border, December, Green and White garden, Oriental garden., raindrops

In the Garden, December 2018

T’is the season to be merry, of turkey, tinsel and snow with visits to Santa’s Grotto.

I cannot promise you any of the above, we can though visit Our Garden@19 following a rain shower, looking for some winter cheer and colour. In the Oriental Garden the Witch Hazel is in flower, although it is not looking too cheerful due to its habit of retaining all the old leaves.

Hamamelis Moll Pallida (Witch Hazel)
Phyllostachys Spectablis

The golden bamboo always adds a cheerful glow in the corner.

Two of the Cornus are brightening up the back of this border, reminding me that the fence panels could do with re-staining!

Cornus Alba ‘Westonbirt’ syn C. alba ‘Sibirica’ Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire

In the White and Green garden the Viburnum f ‘candidissimum’ is in flower, this wonderful shrub flowers all through the winter…

…the Mohonia has grown through the trellis to add a splash of yellow to this ‘carefully’ colour co-ordinated garden…

Mahonia Bealii

…the standard holly is an attractive centre piece here.

Ilex aquifolium ‘Argentea Margenata’ Standard

In the Blue Border the ornamental grasses provide an interesting straw coloured contrast to the Thuja occ. ‘Smaragd’…

…where the Rose ‘Charlotte’ has a rain drop covered bud surviving.

Rose ‘Charlotte’ Std.

The bark of the Prunus is always very attractive this time of year.

Prunus serrula

The winter jasmine and the clematis are providing a splash of yellow, with the clematis climbing through the wisteria.

Jasminum nudiflorum
Clematis cirrhosa balearica

The skimmia’s are also a welcome sight with ‘Rubella’ very popular with the flower arrangers at Christmas.

Skimmia Hermaphrodite
Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’

‘The Holly and The Ivy’, with a cloud pruned conifer by the entrance to the Oriental Garden…

Ilex × meserveae ‘Blue Angel’

… with moss appropriately growing in the crux of an acer tree.

Hydrangea flower heads, in December, make wonderful flower arrangements and photographs.

The title of December Rain is best illustrated with this picture of pine needles with jewel like rain drops, especially the close-up one below.

Reflections on the year!

I hope you have good reflections of 2018. Sadly we had to say goodbye to our faithful companion Murphy.

On a happier note our youngest daughter, Mary is joining her partner James on the 22nd in their first home together. It will all seem a little quiet around here. The Hanley Swan NGS open gardens had another successful year, with totals raised since we started four years ago reaching £8,500. Looking forward to the new year, we have a new garden opening with us along with ‘plans’ for our garden.

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year from all of us at Our Garden@19: brimfields.com

Oriental Colour.

07 Saturday Apr 2018

Posted by Brian Skeys in Gardening, Landscapes, Our Garden@19, Photography, Plantlife

≈ 14 Comments

Tags

Camellia, chaenomeles, Cherry blossom, magnolia, Oriental garden., Our Garden@19, Phyllostachys

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Cherry Tree (Unknown)

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Camellias ‘Ruby Wedding’ & ‘Donation’ with Magnolia ‘Stella’

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Chaenomeles japonica with Phyllostachys nigra.

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Chaenomeles japonica.

 

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Time for Tea.

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