Visitors to the Garden

A Comma Butterfly - Polygonia c-album

Spring has brought visitors to the garden.  The first butterflies including a comma and a peacok.

  

Clients and Staff from Aldingbourne Country Centre

 Clients from Aldingbourne Country Centre came for their annual visit to see the Daffodils flowering.  They planted a thousand bulbs last year.  The Daffodils are putting on a good display this year.

Harris Hawk from Breck Falconry

Breck Falconry were in the garden for their first display of the year.  The birds and visitors were enjoying the good weather on Saturday.
They return for another display and Hawk Walks on Saturday 15th June

February in the Garden

Lathraea clandestina

Rhododendron Bric a Brac

There is already much to see in the Garden.

Primroses are in flower and there are some early Lent Lillies.  Some of the very pretty early Rhododenrons are in bloom as is Lathraea clandestina and I found the first Narcissus cyclamineus flowering alongside the snowdrops and crocus thomasina today.

The magnolias are covered in flower bud and should be out when the garden opens on March
16th.

High Beeches will be taking part in English Tourism Week 18th to 24th March.  Quote ETW1 and get entry for two paying adults for the price of one.



Rhododendron Cliff Garland



Narcissus cyclamineus

January 2013

Hamamellis mollis

Stewartia monodelpha

 A beautiful New Years Day

Hamamellis mollis, Wych Hazel, is in flower and the bark of Stewartia monodelpha glows in the sun.

The ponds are full of beautiful reflections.

The Daffodils are already beginning to sprout and there is a primrose in flower.

Although the garden is closed for the winter
there is much work to be done.  The leaves are all off the trees and so Russell and Mark are hard at work with the leaf blowers.  Other jobs include pruning and tidying up after all the recent rain.  Several of the ghylls (streams) over flowed their banks.

The Magnolias are covered in flower bud and should give us a magnificent display this year.

Fagus sylvatica Asplenifolia reflected in Centre Pond

Mid November

Grasses by the ponds

 A beautiful November day in the Garden.

The last of the autumn colour glowing in the sunlight.  The Taxodiums are almost red this year and some of the Nyssas are very late to colour.


A yellow Nyssa with a young Taxodium



Nyssas in the foreground and larch behind

Autumn Colour

Nyssa Sylvatica and pampas grass

Acer Palmatum

A taste of Autmn colour at High Beeches.

Centre Pond

The Fothergillas and Disanthus are looking very good this year.

Reflections and shadows

 Reflections in the ponds and shadows cast by the Autumn sun.

Every day the Autumn colour gets better at High Beeches.  It looks like being an exceptional year

Taxodium distichum and a Juniper frame

 a Nyssa

Early October

Cyclamen hederifolium

Symplocos paniculata

Just a sample of what there is to see at High Beeches this October.

Over the next few weeks the garden will have some of the best autumn colour in the south east provided by, to name a few, Liquidambers, Acers, Nyssas, Fothergillas and Parrotias.

There will be a photography workshop on 18th October run by Park Cameras and a Gift Fair in aid of Parkinsons' UK, Horsham Branch on Sunday 21st October

Betula lenta