Grandmother's Tree #TreeFollowing

It as been a while since I have done an updates on my grandmother's tree.

Before I start I best say I can not promise I will do a post every single month.

So like I have said in the past, nearly every day I walk or drive past my grandmother's tree. In some ways you could say I've been #treefollowing.
I do have to report back to family.

Back in May I noticed how my tree had started to blossom, by the 11th the tree was in full bloom... Then on the 14th of June I noticed my tree had lost its blossom.

I'm not completely sure if you can see from the pictures that there is fruit, little berries that looks like blueberries. 

Please note they are not edible of course.

I'll finish off here till next time.

Don't forget to search #treefollowing on

 twitter or Instagram

Life

I wrote this down on the 6/6/15, but before I could upload and post this I caught a virus that knock the stuffing out of me.. Today is the first day I have felt well enough to post this!

Wow, I can not believe how fast the #treefollows come round. . .  I am not complaining honestly.

Yesterday (5/6/15)  while walking home in the evening I popped into the gardens to see my tree.

I can not quite believe it was 7:45pm in the evening and how it was still daylight.. 

So while I was there checking to see what had changed or not. I got asked by a lady who was walking her dog what was I upto? I explained the tree was for my grandmother and that I write about the tree in a monthly #treefollow. The lady said that the #treefollow sounded interesting, she smiled and carried on walking around the park with her dog.  I then carried on what I was doing taking notes and photos. 

So I checked the leaves to see if someone had been nubbling them, from what I can see no one as been.

Some think I had noticed when walking into the park the blossom had gone. So next I checked to see if there was any berries forming? And look berries!

Then before I left the park I noticed someone else was coming to see me... 

I was so happy to see the little ladybird.. They are one of my favourite garden friends.

Just look she (could be a he) is a two spotted!

Blooming good!

Remember last month I wrote about how the local council gardening team had nearly destroyed the park garden or aka Saint Johns Gardens! 

Last month!

I wrote how I was worried about how and what they were doing or going to be doing to the gardens...  

Putting my worry's and fears to one side now.  Has I have some very happy news. . . The local gardeners have put a basic wooden fence up. Not very completed in places. But better than nothink - right? 

Has you can see the other trees in the park are all in bloom! Only down side is the boarders were the fence goes into are now empty, I just hope that they the gardening team puts some shrub's in at a later date!

I do like how the gardening team have used railway sleepers in one of the corners. 

Back to my grandmother's tree.  At a glance the tree looks like it's doing no think. 

It is only when I got up close and personal I saw in fact that the tree is in bud!

Before I finish this post I have been looking back on my #treefollow journey. I can not quite believe its been a year since I joined!!  I know for sure I will keep this #treefollowing going..

What is going on?

Round about the 25th of last month I noticed the local council gardening team was up to some think...

Then a few days later while I was walking home.  I had a nasty shock, the gardening team had removed all the wire fencing.  The place looks a complete mess..

The Saint John's Gardens do not look that bad  from the picture above. Right?

It is only when you get up close and have a good look you see how bad the gardens look.

The three pictures below you will see what I mean.  They have ripped up the all the shrubs and bush's, some roses too! 

Very sad to see

I am trying my best to find out what is going on!

Will find out and update you all!!

Selfie with tree!

Not a lot is happening to my Grandmother's tree.  Every time I go I look to see what's new or if any new plants at the base or any scary spiders moved in... But nothink!!

The Chop

Sometimes I do wonder why I do this blog and the #treefollow.

Then somethink happens and then I remember why I started Busy Bees Garden or should say it was originally called My Little Garden Heaven. For me it is my way to show and express my love for all things plant/gardening related....

Kind of my way of taking some of the load off driving my family up the wall..

Talk about family before joining looseandleafy #treefollow ... I use to repeat the same info to each family member that asked about our tree... But now I just send them all a link to this blog..

 So back to the tree in question. . .

I wander past the Saint John's Gardens nearly every day.  So I notice when some think as happened within the gardens and especially

 with Grand's tree.

Please don't judge nor laugh when I say not a lot is happening to grandmothers tree, even the little flowers that was at the base of the tree as gone...

Makes me wonder were the flowers have gone too.. They were there yesterday , but have gone today. Makes me think have they died over night or have they been picked. . . We will never know! 

One thing I have noticed is the local council gardening team are working in the gardens.  I was entirely sure what they were up to. Until I walked past just now..... 

They are giving the Roses the chop...

Not the best picture in the world, but you can see some of the rose bushes..

Slowing down

I only realised yesterday on my way home from work that I had not written my #TreeFollowing post for the month......

So as I walked past yesterday on my way home.. I noticed not a lot as changed, maybe the weather is at play again - with confusing all the plants what time of year it is...

I noticed the trees in the gardens where slowly going into sleep mode for the winter.  Apart from the Roses they are still flowering, also the Osteospermum are still flowering around the gardens. The only tree that is taking its time over things is my grandmother's tree.  Which still has leaves on, the only thing I couldn't see was the fruit...

Autumn tidy!

My local council gardening team have been in and tidyed up the whole garden.....

13/10/14

Looks rather nice I have to say...

The Prunus Padus Grandiflora aka Grandmother's tree has also had a tidy up....

Its another wet day here. 13/10/14

I have also worked out what some of the plants were, that was growing around the base and taking over.

The tall green leaf plant was Bindweed Calystegia Sepium.  The bindweed was also growing in the hedge of the garden.

I also noticed the hedge across the road too. Had the bindweed growing in amongst the hedge.

The other plant was the orange little flowers plant.. 

After a bit of studying I believe that orange flowered plant was African Daisy Osteospermum.

By the gate! 13/10/14

I have noticed one of the African Daisy's have survived the local gardening team. Which I am so glad one has!

I see there is a weed growing as well! 13/10/14

This little one is showing 'No Matter What life flows at us. . . We should NEVER give up'

-------

Somethink else I noticed around the end of August  and I thought I had mention it as well. Grandmother's tree had fruit on. (Please note not edible) 

Not the best picture in the world I know..

It will be interesting to say the lease, what will happen the coming months.. Only time will tell!

#TreeFollowing

Found You

I think for the first time in a while. I have made the deadline for 'Looseandleafy' #treefollowing . .

Last month I was in the middle of writing this post. When I and the rest of my family received some bad news..  Don't worry I won't keep on about it! 

On a happier note I have so exciting news... Yay!!

Believe I have found out what my grandmothers tree is. With help from The One Show gardener Christine Walkden and Chris Beardshaw. You can find Chris presenting on Beechgrove Garden.. But for me and rest of you will best know Christina and Chris for appearing in our favourite gardening magazines or being at RHS Shows the list goes on!

So I sent some pictures of the tree to them. Both Christina and Chris reply back to say the tree look's like..

Prunus Padus Grandiflora

I am a bit old school, as I always try and look in my gardening reference's books before I go online..  But I think this time I was over looking as I couldn't at the time find what I was looking.... 

In the end I ended up on the internet....  I looked at the pictures on google and I then I went on to the RHS website.  Grandmothers defo looks like a Prunus Padus Grandiflora

Sorry there isn't any pictures this month!