20120216

Justo some photos...

More snowdrops!


And more!


Stones getting this really orange algea? on it. Looks quite nice actually.




It is difficult to see, but the developement of the arboretum site is so rapid. We have the site cleared and now the lake is getting dug!

20120210

Snowdrop, snowdrop, snowdrop! マツユキソウ

We had Snowdrop Study Day yesterday. All the garden staff who were on duty were invited to the talks given by our head gardener and another speaker. It was a little advanced for me and the rest of the audience seemed to know much better than I did. Nevertheless, it was great to be there and listen to the talks. There are so many species, one comes from very different climate to another, and there are millions of cultivars. Some are very distinct, some are subtle and more important for breeding purposes.

昨日はスノードロップ（マツユキソウ）のイベントでした。ヘッドガーデナーともう一人のスピーカーによるトークに私たちも招待されていそいそと出かけました（仕事着で）。かなり高度な（専門的な）トークで難しい部分もありましたが多少はスノードロップのことがわかりました。

We had an amazingly sunny and nice day yesterday for the event so we obviously have to pay for it sometime… like today, typical Devon day with rain and drizzle.

そして昨日は天気もよく、イベント参加された方々もここガーデンハウスに来て庭を堪能していました。そのつけがまわって、今日は一日雨降り・・・

Hydrangea was catching the light and looked almost golden!
何日か前に、アジサイに日が当たって金色に輝いているのを発見。

Beautiful hellebore which I haven’t discovered the cultivar name for.　変わったクリスマスローズ。

Cyclamen coum　シクラメン