…over. cross of Rhododendron ‘Moser’s Maroon’ with Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Four very different forms of Hydrangea sargentiana: One outside the front gate. A smaller paler version beside it. smaller paler…

…like a species and this is still the subject of botanical debate. The flowers shown here are pale tail enders but the moral of the story is that this plant…

…‘Wisley Queen’ with now ripe fruits. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ 2017 – CHW Sinowilsonia henryi has still not flowered in dappled shade on a hottish bank. Sinowilsonia henryi…

…a dead arboreum or two. Escallonia iveyi 2020 – CHW The first snowdrop peeping out. Many more shoots will produce flowers in a couple of days. snowdrop A rather paler…

…magnolia looks ok today. Magnolia ‘Pickards Firefly’ Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ has a much smaller whiter flower than I remember. This plant was originally Magnolia denudata var purpurascens otherwise known in the…

…Penvergate for some years with whiter flowers than this and with more yellow centres in the lip of the trumpets. Now nearly dead after 25 years. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei…

…borders around the house.Pink nerine by the dining room. We saw whiter forms flowering here earlier. nerine Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ as good as ever in October and, frost…

…nearby have not. Two rhododendrons Schima superba (Mu He Shu) with now reddish new growth. Earlier it looked much whiter. Schima superba (Mu He Shu) Phoebe sheareri settling in well…

…warm, sunny, sheltered position or a conservatory. We will see! It is actually in shelter and dappled shade. Frankly not that exciting as yet! Proving, yet again, that rarity and…

…last December in partial shade. dead ilex species Beside it a dead camellia planted in March. The two other camellias behind it have more shade and have survived. dead camellia…