Natter night 5th Sept 2016.

The rain finally stopped for my natter night and it turned out to be another good one.

John G brought his Mugo Pine to show how it has grown this season, now all it need's is a good wiring and placement of branches.

Here's one we do not often see, a Pyracantha which is one of Ken's trees.

It had a little prune and needs a slight change of potting angle, but is looking very healthy.

Andy P brought this Siberian Elm for a bit of work to be done.

After a bit of wiring and bending it now looks more compact and a better shape.

After all the rain we had this afternoon my Swamp Cypress group was sparkling in the sunshine.

The droplets look like jewels.

Another great evening.

New grass accent.

While having a tidy up in the garden I came across this grass growing in the gravel and as I have never seen it before I potted it up.

Anyone know what it is ?

Play time.

I have been playing around with an old piece of decking board and the fossil I was given last week.

I thought it needed to be stood upright for displaying. So after cutting a groove into the wood and gluing into place the wood needed some texture. 

After a bit of roughing up then stained.

Now for a few coats of wax and it will look better.

Natter night 29th August 2016.

My natter night was another good one enjoyed not only by me but all my visitors as well, not many trees but still a busy night.

Ken M brought his Oak tree for a trim and a de-weed .

Now a little more open.

Susan brought back her Cotoneaster after wiring it at home.

This was tweaked and trimmed a little more. This small tree will only get better over time.

Finally Andy's Flowering cherry was pruned and will be repotted in Spring.

Chinese Juniper.

My Chinese Juniper has changed quite a bit over the last couple of years as these photos show.

This was when I first purchased it.

About this time last year.

Now. this photo taken this morning.

Having removed the lower right hand branch last year it made the tree look much taller.

Dawn Redwood recover's.

In early spring my Dawn Redwood was severely hit by a late frost, which damaged all the new foliage. I was a little worried at the time about whether it would recover from this or not.

Worry over it not only recovered but has thrived as well. It now looks as good as it ever has.

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Last weekend I was also given this quite old fossil, which has cleaned up very nicely.

 Even older than me.

Kokonoe White Pine update.

I had a little time today, so had a walk round the garden to check on the trees, my Kokonoe white pine seems to have acclimatized very well to it's new surroundings.  It is budding up all over which is a good sign that it is happy where it is.

I think this could be the result of the styling which opened up the foliage to allow light to get in better.

I can hardly wait for spring to come so I can do a repot into a nice pot.

Although not the best photo you can still see the new buds.

I am very happy with the progress of this tree.