Thursday 29 December 2011

Fag-end of the year

We had a bumper crop of flowers to choose from for the Christmas table.  The photos show roses Old Blush China, Phyllis Bide and Cupid hips, bergenia, winter jasmine, feverfew, dame's violet, osteospermum, sasanqua camellia 'Narumigata', late hydrangea from Chas Ellis and marigolds. This is the first Christmas we have had snowdrops actually blooming (sheaths split) in the woods. The mild weather has also allowed rasps to ripen in the tunnel so we had a plate with our muesli this morning - and more to come!  There is a lot of rust on the old rasp leaves and also some hyperparasite (Darluca?).