16th October

…in Blue’ Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ in full flower and stunning in the walled garden. A late season spectacular. Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ An exotic and tender Busy Lizzie…

9th August

…garden Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ was looking stunning. Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ Kirengeshoma palmata is difficult to grow well in a pot in the nursery but just coming into…

15th August

…nursery. Aconitum ‘Sparks Variety’ Aconitum ‘Sparks Variety’ 2018 – CHW Sorbus wilsoniana with three clusters of berries ripening away on a young plant planted only in 2013. Sorbus wilsoniana Sorbus…

16th August

…in mid-August. Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ The Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ just coming out above the pond. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Lilies in pots to go in…

28th September

…rankanensis and Kirengeshoma palmata flowering well together. Strobilanthes rankanensis and Kirengeshoma palmata Abutilon ‘Canary Bird’ still in full flower. Abutilon ‘Canary Bird’ Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ and Eupatorium purpureum. Aconitum carmichaelii…

31st May

…yellow leaf and supposedly a hybrid with Acer palmatum. Acer shirasawanum ‘Jordan’ Aconitum ‘Stainless Steel’ which I expected to see much of at Chelsea as it is new but did…

19th October

Aconitum ‘Newry Blue’ in the sun. Aconitum ‘Newry Blue’ A few camellias with early flowers in our tunnel of saleable three litre plants: Camellia x oleifera ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia x…

5th September

…Thursday.Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ nicely out in the nursery. Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ nicely out outside the Smoking Room. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ The…

20th September

…pleasant combination of Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’ and Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’. Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’ and Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ Here is another – Euphorbia characias ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ and Heuchera ‘Obsidian’….