18/08/2026
A Walk Around The Garden Centre 🍏🍐🍏🍐Up the Apples and Pears! 🍏🍐🍏🍐 Cloudy skies and a welcome reprieve from the heat, today’s walk has plenty to admire - ornamental grasses swaying elegantly in the softer weather. The James Grieve apples are moving into their early picking stage - one of the earliest reliable varieties, easy to grow, suited to cooler gardens and known for producing steady crops even after unsettled spells. The pears, several varieties together, are coming along beside them. Roses are giving their late flush, the climbing foxglove is still reaching, and both tall and border dahlias are at their best. The magnificent tree fern stands among pots and ornaments, adding height and texture to the walk.
Vitex agnus‑castus is adorned with bees - a sun‑loving shrub with scented foliage and soft blue flower spikes, often chosen for its late summer colour and its ability to cope with heat and dry spells, today taking the cooler turn in its stride.
