July Summertime 2024

July is well and truly underway and the summer holidays are just around the corner.

We have been super busy here at the garden with deliveries of all sorts of beautiful things this week and next week we have even more arriving. The shop is bursting with Bonsai, gifts, wind chimes, new granite lanterns and more.

Deliveries this week included some new Bonsai – lots of Chinese Elms in various sizes and a handful of Japanese imported junipers (pics below). We also had a delivery of St Eval candles – which smell incredible and a large delivery of gift items for the shop.

Next week we have a huge statue delivery arriving and a selection of named variety japanese maple trees (mostly 3 litre pot size).

The garden has been growing like crazy with the mixture of sunshine and rain we’ve had.

Many of the late flowering azaleas (the pinks) are in full bloom now and they’ve been adding a beautiful pop of colour in various places around the garden.

Many of the Japanese maples are looking wonderful with their stunning colours and leaf shapes. A couple are struggling this year – we think due to the epic amount of rainfall we’ve had – so we are crossing our fingers that they pick up during the summer.

The energy in the garden is feeling summery and lively today – with the sun shining and the warmth radiating throughout the place. It feels like summer has arrived.

The river boatmen are skating across the water and the koi are enjoying swimming around the pond making the view from the bridge filled with activity.

I could hear birdsong mixed with the sound of running water through the garden and there was a warm breeze bustling through the maple leaves.

Check out the photos from this mornings visit – pictured below –