Roland's Wood: Bluebell and blossom time

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Bluebell and blossom time

Just a quick update for anyone checking on the blog about the bluebells flowering in Roland's Wood - here are a few photos from today to show you what's happening - they are a bit later this year but well underway now...

Here's a link to a post I did a couple of years ago in case of interest about bluebells.

When I went today the Parua Bay Garden Club were visiting the Woods and enjoying a guided tour with John Horrell.

One of my favourite trees in the Woods is the crab apple right by the entrance - it is a cloud of pink and white blossom at the moment, and humming with bees - every little cluster of flowers had a bee crawling over it...

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Roland's Legacy

Calendar

Spring
September is the month to come and see the bluebells, also freesias, cherry blossom, magnolias and rhododendrons.

October sees the new spring leaf, with the acers and copper beech especially stunning in red and purple.
Flowering plants include Louisiana iris - yellow, mauve, blue, purple, white watsonias, michaelias, magnolia, rhododendrons

November - all the spring leaves are out now, renga renga lilies are a picture, and forest pansy with its handsome bronze foliage.

December sees the summery agapanthus and the astilbes flowering.

Summer - January to March
Come for a shady walk under a canopy of green leaves

Autumn - April to June
Enjoy the autumn colours of the deciduous trees - maples, beeches, birches, tupeloes and oaks... and sasanqua camellias are flowering too.

Winter - July and August
The early bulbs start flowering in July and August - jonquils, daffodils, winter cheer, and there are flowers on the rhododendrons, magnolias, and camellia japonica... The swathes of orange and red clivia start flowering at the end of August too.

Welcome to this blog

I have created this blog to celebrate Roland's Wood and all the people who are working so hard to make it a place for the community - and their dogs - to come and enjoy.

I enjoy the woods all year round, there is always something to notice and appreciate, but I am absolutely entranced by the bluebells each September, a blue haze stretching across the hilltop, taking me back to woodland walks - complete with dog, during my childhood in Surrey and Sussex.

I visited John and Judy Horrell's garden, led there by some out-of-town friends who are enthusiastic gardeners, and after admiring the gorgeous garden the Horrells have created, conversation turned to Roland's Wood. John Horrell is there most days, planting, pruning and planning, and he has a vision for making Roland's Wood all that it can be.

Thank you Roland, and to all the others, especially John Horrell, who are helping Roland's Wood flourish.

Jeannie

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Bluebell and blossom time

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