Colour changes are happening in the garden as we head into October and autumn. A patient wait for one of my favourite trees to berry has almost been rewarded; the first few berries are appearing and soon they will turn pink and blue, but for now the Clerodendrum trichotomum is a cloud of bright capsules [...]

Guided Autumn Tree Walks and FREE Lunch Yes, there is such a thing as a free lunch – now and again. But you have to earn this one, although I hope you will not find it too much of a hardship. Gliffaes has long been known for its collection of magnificent trees, a superb collection [...]

Things really start to get interesting in the garden again about now. I wonder if it’s all the rain that has made the first berries so spectacular this year? The Viburnum rhytidophyllum (leather leaf) has been a sight to behold with bright red, almost shiny berries; and a little further West towards the hotel the [...]

When you live on a piece of land you get to notice small changes and things out of the ordinary. Today, walking by the river I immediately noticed that a young oak tree of about 15-20 years old had been completely debarked by squirrels over the last couple of days. Once the bark and the [...]