Things I Learnt Today...

• That there is such a thing as a young leaf and an adult leaf…

As the holly leaf becomes mature it rounds

• Rubus fructicosus Pie = Blackberry Bramble Pie

• Whitebeam – Sorbus Aria, is so called because of the white veins on the underside of the leaf. It is a beautiful tree that has it’s leaves in clusters. When they turn in autumn they create a wonderful array of colours within one cluster….

• You may walk past the green version of the Cotinus coggygria (also known as smokebush or smoketree) but the purple ones are hard to miss…there is a soft thin leather-like quality to the leaves.

• Rhododendrons really do grow like this!

• Corylus avellana i.e ‘Corckscrew Hazel’ is a Contorta. It is certainly contorted – the twisted and bent branches and withered looking leaves make a good choice to keep your garden looking interesting in the winter. It grows rather large however it should be planted somewhere it has lots of room to grow.