Crinodendron hookerianum Yellow Buckeye Trunk of a 400/500 year old Sweet Chestnut. View of the stone bridge.
That chestnut is something else strongy, most odlish trees I have seen have a spiral bark, I've never seen one like that. The yellow buckeye makes a change from all those red horse chestnuts. Your getting pretty good with that camera.
Thanks, still learning, some didn't come out so well. Good job we went yesterday, it's chucking it down here. Think our local sea festival and Trawler Race today/tomorrow will be a wash out and so will half of Pal's holiday here if this continues through the week. :(
Strongy.. :D We're back home!... Weymouth was beautiful...Monday was a bit dull but we walked the Esplanade hoping to see the new planting!!!!! All we saw though were the workers ripping out the Wallflower beds The rest of the week was glorious and we got lovely tans!..hope you weren't in the glass houses too much mate...they must have been roasting! I reckon I'll post some pic's of our holiday spot.
Strongy,where is Stourhead please? I have tried to find it but... :confused: It's confusing as we have the Stour river near here!
Beautiful pics Strongy. I especially like the Crinodendron hookerianum, just googled it but unfortunately it wouldn't survive outside here in the winter.
Pal, you returned before the weather changed fortunately. The glasshouse and polytunnel were hot beleive me. The flower beds are due to be started this week depending on the weather. Stourhead is near Wincanton between Yeovil and Frome. I think is is one of the National Trust's biggest gardens. Kedi, you may be right, it is hardy here but perhaps where you are would be too cold, I have never grown it so I don't know much about it. It just caught my (and everyone elses) eye.
Strongy,we went up the A350 going home! We could have easily visited there .... that is if they were open at 6.00 am!!! :D
