Our new children's play area is now open, have fun!

A rare sight these days.Wild Kingcup (Caltha palustris). One of our oldest wild flowers surviving the glaciations.

If you go down to the woods today, look what you might find!

Strachyurus praecox in the Walled Garden is an annual favourite of ours and a must see on your next visit.

Magnolia stellata has beautiful pure white flowers which are lightly scented and is now coming into flower.

Real snowdrops1

A bit of extra food for our swans as they find it tricky to get around on the ice!

The Hamamelis, "Witch Hazels" are at their best at the moment. Looking splendid in the sunlight this afternoon.

Mild and sunny today, it brought the red admirals out in the walled garden nectaring on the strawberry trees.

Still some great colour around! Nyssa sinensis exhibiting a touch of late season class.

Nyssa sylvatica doing a credible impression of a burning bush.

Meliosma major flowering for the first time here. Amazing structure, will the frost keep away to let it open?

Colours are becoming richer and more intense. Rhus typhina 'laciniata' on the memorial site.

Good progress is being made with the new section of path. We hope to complete the major work in another week.

Vitis coignetiae (Crimson Glory Vine) rambling through the trees and looking superb in the afternoon sun.

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Perfect day for reflections! Wouldn't you rather be here than working?

The Longhorn cattle have gone to thier winter home at Chalkney Mill. See you next year girls.

Some really stunning plant pairings in the Walled Garden. Anemanthele lessoniana and Gaura lindheimeri.

Joe Swift and the BBC Gardeners World team are filming in the Walled Garden today.