Welcome to my garden record.
After keeping a dormant blog for some time, I have decided to repurpose this space as a dedicated photographic record for the year ahead. Rather than just a general wildlife blog, this space will serve as a visual diary—documenting the subtle shifts, growth, and visitors within my Lancing garden as the seasons turn throughout 2026.
I am particularly interested in the intersection of careful cultivation and the natural wildlife that finds its way here. Whether it is documenting the progress of the beds, the health of the plants, or the occasional creature that calls this space home, the goal is to create a consistent, year-long chronicle of this small piece of land.
This is a personal archive, a place to step back and observe the details that are so easily missed in the rush of daily life. I hope you enjoy following along as I document the year, one frame at a time.
Bed Inventory: The East Boundary (Twisted Hazel Corner)
This area acts as a key anchor for the garden, featuring a mix of structural shrubs, climbing roses, and wildlife-friendly perennials.
Shrubs & Trees
Contorted Hazel (Corylus avellana 'Contorta'): The focal point. Currently displaying bare, intricate branches and shedding pollen from drooping catkins.
Viburnum 'Onondaga': Sprouting new, characteristic deep purple-bronze leaves.
Winter-flowering Viburnum: Finishing its display.
Holly: Managed at a height of 2 metres.
Dogwood: Currently spreading via ground suckers.
Climbers
Clematis: A summer-flowering mauve variety, currently climbing through the Hazel.
Honeysuckle: A recent addition near the fence, currently establishing itself.
Old Fashioned Rose: Left to grow tall to screen the fence.
Rambling Rose: Struggling with annual mildew; currently under observation.
Perennials & Ground Cover
Bergenia: Clumped beneath the Hazel.
Solomon’s Seal: Doing well and providing a valuable nectar source for long-tongued bees.
London Pride: A staple in the bed.
Phlox: Various varieties.
Marjoram: Coping with the shady spot.
Garlic Mustard: Cultivated as a host plant for the Orange-tip butterfly.
Clover: A small, purposeful patch maintained for the bees.
Fern: Positioned within the bed.
This shot of the Hazel was taken on March 30th 2012. Some current views will be added here.
Here is the west-facing border; there is a variety of herbs and perennials in this bed. Including Phlox and Marjoram. There's a clump of Garlic Mustard, to appeal to Orange Tip butterflies. There's a small clump of White Clover, for the bees. There's a Dandelion, for small bees.
This is the east-facing border. Sunny in the morning, once the sun gets above the house's shadow, it goes into the shade in the afternoon. A Plum tree, there are Foxgloves here, Campanula, Sweet Rocket and Geranium. In the green container is Erysium 'Bowles Mauve'
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