A wander round Mount Ephraim in September

On Sunday 11 September 2011 we had a plant fair at Mount Ephraim, Hernhill, near Faversham. Although gusty, it stayed dry and the garden was quite sheltered so I had a most enjoyable afternoon wandering round and here are some of the photographs I took. I hope you enjoy them.

It is a really lovely garden with many interesting features, views across the countryside – to the Swale in one direction – and some fabulous trees.

Trees and shrubs from seed

by Jeremy Spon

The second talk given at our first Seedling Swap in April 2006 dealt with the pleasures and principles – and the few pitfalls – of growing trees and shrubs from seed. Jeremy Spon’s infectious enthusiasm comes across in print, just as it did in his talk.

In my talk at the Seedling Swap, I tried to address two main questions: how to grow trees and shrubs from seed? And why? Of the two, I think the second is in a way more important. Read more