phenologist

If backyard phenologist Judy Wagner is any indication, Weltzin might be onto something.

Sandra Bell is the phenologist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Tim Sparks, a phenologist, said: "We are slap bang in the middle of Autumn and things are still remarkably green and growing.

Sandra Bell, a phenologist at Kew Gardens who monitors wildlife and climate throughout the seasons, said gardeners need not worry about the late arrival of their flowers.

From the 14th century to the end of the 19th century Stratton Strawless hall was the home of the Marsham family which included Robert Marsham (1707-97), the phenologist.