An honour to spend time with two gardening legends at the Horticultural Trades Association annual conference yesterday. We surprised Roy Lancaster with the Pearson Memorial Medal for a lifetime commitment to plants and horticulture!

Almost November and Cocktail Crush #tomato is still yielding well in my unheated tunnel. #inmygardennow

Newly planted mini cyclamen wilting and falling over? Check for vine weevil larvae pictured here. They eat the roots of many plants and this grower has failed to control this pest before selling them. #horticulture #gardening

Love this window into the park @thenewtsomerset but I think it’s something only hotel guests get to enjoy.

Cornus sanguineum Anny’s Winter Orange in front of Cornus alba Sibirica #inmygardennow. #AutumnVibes

Not fussed by the drought that has killed so many plants in our garden, Lily Turf (Liriope muscari) is now blooming strongly.

It’s mulch time again! And the tractors get bigger each year! Digestate from the local AD plant.

Water hawthorn (Aponogeton distachyos) flowering strongly @thenewtsomerset

It's #floodactionweek in the UK. We could learn a lot from urban flood mitigation in Portland, Or. My blog on it during winter 2023. down-to-earth.co.uk/gardenin… @HTAnews #suds

No apologies for posting this again- it’s outstanding! Acer x freemanii Autumn Blaze against a blue sky. #AutumnLeaves

Szechuan or sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum) with very heavy crop @thenewtsomerset now. I wish mine had as many fruits this year!

Masses of pollen being shed - with my help - from male strobili on Atlas cedars now. #conifer #trees #horticulture

Masses of pollen being shed - with my help - from male strobili on Atlas cedars now. #conifer #trees #horticulture

Like billowing clouds, these yew trees @thenewtsomerset look fantastic! They were almost this big when they were bought from a Belgium grower and transplanted here back in (I think) 2018.

Mahonia x eurybracteata Meteor and held above Soft Caress for comparison. Meteor will produce striking red new leaves in spring. #inmygardennow

The colours now intensifying on Coleus Campfire. With Bidens Bee Happy and Bacopa. #inmygardennow

Getting there! Cranking up to peak #autumn #colour , this Acer x freemanii Autumn Blaze in our village looks great against yesterday’s blue sky!

Rhus typhina aka Stag’s Horn Sumach showing great #autumncolour already. Judging by the dense large fruit clusters I think this must be a female plant.

Good form of Miscanthus sinensis #grass looking great in a neighbour’s #garden . Probably the form called ‘Malepartus’. This will continue to provide a great feature all Winter!

Mahonia nitens Cabaret #inmygardennow Just love that rich colour!

Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom) is now flowering even better than it did earlier this year!