Gardens visit: Sheffield Park

We visited Sheffield Park, near Uckfield, today and, for once, I took my camera.

We endured a bit of rain but the sun came out eventually.

Anyway, here are some photos that, for once, are not taken on my phone...

Giant redwood struck by lightning

At the end of January, one of the giant redwood trees at Sheffield Park was struck by lightning, splitting it in two.
Rather than removing it immediately, the gardeners at the National Trust property decided to leave the tree - also known as a giant sequoia or sequoiadendron - in situ to allow visitors to see it.
The tree was the second largest at Sheffield Park at about 26m-high.
In these photos, taken by Sussex gardener and floral artist Sue Bobin, you can see the amazing colour of the red wood in the split trunk.
The tree is believed to be about 125 years old.
Photographs courtesy of Sue Bobin