Some garden photos

the goyle in snow - a rare event but the silence is magical

the wet garden just four months after planting (in April 2002) with iris, primulae and some of the national collection of heleniums

fresh foliage and late afternoon light

tomatoes peppers and beans thrive in the organic veg tunnel

native wild plants are allowed to grow where appropriate and contribute to the plantscape

autumn colour overlaps with winter flowers on Mahonia Lionel Fortescue

Gardeners World filming at the nursery - Martin with Rachael de Thame in centre of pic

Daphnephyllum macropodium on the left, Rhododendron King George in centre and Prunus padus colorata on the right of the frame

late afternoon sun shows the Corylopsis veitchianus and other new foliage to good effect

the summer colour starts in some of the herbaceous borders. This was before we planted the stone garden, it looks very different now!

a lovely collage of Geranium phaeum, Knautia macedonica pink form and Geranium pratense album

Inspired by Hermanshof which we visited in summer 2002, we came back and poured 20 tonnes of gravel onto the lawn - another 10 tonnes in 2003 and extended again in 2004 with an extra 28 tonnes. This produces a harsher climate -colder at night, hotter by day. Throughtout spring 2003 it was planted with selected prairie type perennials including Rudbeckia sp, Ratibida pinnata, Salvia uliginosa and others. Come and watch it develop!