John Grimshaw's Garden Diary

The view down Main Vista on a sunny but chilly day. A different view of the same trees; Acer rubrum 'October Glory' framed by...

Quince jelly Visiting friends in Oxford last week I was given a generous quantity of quinces by both couples. I have enjoyed their f...

Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki at the Harcourt Arboretum on Monday morning: it was very damp. Rhododendron luteum The roof of th...

Stems and grasses catching a rare gleam of sunshine at RHS Harlow Carr on Saturday afternoon A fine pot of Crocus goulimyi in the Ha...

Phlomis and Veronicastrum We had a sharp frost Sunday night that put paid to the garden display for the season, swiftly and comprehensi...

Red Admiral on an excellent late but unknown michaelmas daisy. It is not often we reach 1st November without having a had a frost or som...

Pyrus phaeocarpa in the Yorkshire Arboretum: a wild pear from central China that produces consistently excellent autumn colour.