Author Archives: James Sexton

Spring sees the cascading beauty of weeping cherries in all their glory. The tulips behind give a vibrant red burst of colour to the garden, peeking over the Englishbox hedge. Spring is to enjoy as gardens everywhere burst forth in …

  Here’s some photos of the onset of spring in our garden (& a couple of photos of the cats). Camellias reign supreme in the garden in August. Julie picked these in 5 minutes walking around the garden. Pretty but hardy …

                    Japonica Flowers – always first!                         Old World Winter Bulbs                   …

This beautiful flower has a strong perfume and is a variation to the old world garden single white angels trumpet (brugmansia family).

The Valottas are striking this year with their flame red flowers. Given to Julie by her mum years ago these are just such enthusiastic fun to have in the garden. They are a bit late flowering this year.

                                     This magnificent lillium is over 6 ft tall and has lots of flowers. I picked it Sunday for my neice Lauren’s 21st birthday family gathering.