Pic above is of a Brugmansia, which resides in the copper pagoda. Below is Mina lobata, an exuberant climber, which unfortunately won’t survive the winter in our garden.

And this is Primula viallis, which can’t stand dryness.

A Stokesia. This one is Mega Mels, with a couple of Small Tortoiseshells slurping some nectar.

This little Agapanthus, Charlotte, is a good doer, always flowering in the second half of the year.

A shot of some Aloes, which always put on a show at various times throughout the year.

Plants jostling for position on top of a limestone mini dolmen. Hard to imagine that this rock originated 10° south of the equator, 350 million years or so ago and now sees the light of day in Coolwater Garden.

And last but not least, an early morning shot of part of our water garden. Native Purple Loosestrifes are magnificent plants.

Above is a view of the walk up beside the Japanese Maple bed and below a view of the Wedding Cake tree alongside it.

In the Water Garden, there is lush foliage around the Floating pagoda.

Beside the Floating Pagoda, Bog Cotton has appeared.

And further on, this Trachycarpus wagnerius is making great strides in the Fern Dell.

And last but not least, this fish is overseeing the flower display between the pond and the Alpine House. 🙂

More colour starting to arrive in the garden in February with lovely displays of Hellebores, including this brilliant one, Madame Lemonnier.

And this Draba, which I moved into the Alpine House. seems to have appreciated its move. 🙂

We have quite a few Saxifrages in the Water Garden growing in Tufa rock, a soft limestone into which you drill a hole and place the plant.

Another shot of the Tufa: you can see some holes that blackbirds have pecked the plants out of. 🙁

Tete-a-tete daffodils, together with Pulmonarias, growing under a beech tree in the West Garden. Later on, there’ll be Bluebells coming up.

Some dismal pics of the damage caused by the cold spell last month. (Well, we can’t always be bright and cheerful, can we?)

The above is one of six Red Star cordylines that have perished in the garden.

Bulbine frutescens is no more.

All our Hebes have sustained major damage but will likely come back from the roots..

Coprosma has bitten the dust and I don’t think it’ll arise like the Phoenix. 🙁

And these Karo Kiris from New Zealand look rather the worse for wear.