…armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Asia had been telling me how good Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ was below Rookery Path. Here is the proof. It is an American…

…Clematis viticella ‘Dark Eyes’ Victoria plums developing well. Victoria plums Crab apples formed but far from ripe. crab apple A small red fruited crab apple. crab apple A golden hop…

…stamens but others are more semi double with stamens and some have no stamens at all and are almost formal, albeit small, double flowers. Camellia ‘Candy Apple’ Camellia ‘Candy Apple’…

…an English Oak Abundant fruit on a wild crab apple growing in a roadside hedge. Crab apple jelly was to be made before the apples properly dropped. Crab apple Crab…

…by Arnold Dance about 40 years ago. Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ is suddenly out. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ First colour…

…seen for 40 years. Worcester College reunion Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ below the greenhouse was one Roy Lancaster commented upon. The true ‘Apple Blossom’ is rare in cultivation. Clematis armandii…

…mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ is not that wonderful either! Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ The early spring lambs are coming on well. Early spring lambs Is this a…

…of newer (10 to 15 years) Millais plants. Azalea mollis ‘Drim Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Drim Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’Rather pale single…

…non-fruiting) crab apples rather than apple trees themselves. Malus fit well into the woodland garden flowering season here as they perform in May and early June. Long after the Asiatic…

…fruit in a hedge and are enjoying the rather bitter taste. crab apple tree crab apple tree A group of Betula utilis var. jacquemontii growing in a garden in Northumberland….

…photograph Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ in flower for years and suddenly here it is. Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ Landscaping work for my cousin on the north Cornish coast. Still…

…near black agapanthus Malus ‘Pink Glow’, the crab apple with pink fruits, was the best thing on the fruit tree lines in the garden centre itself. Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus…

…on Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ about on a par to last year’s sighting. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Sycopsis tutcheri seems fully evergreen and now with red flowers which are actually…

…‘Bressingham White’ Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’ Centranthus ruber ‘Coccineus’ – absurdly early. Centranthus ruber ‘Coccineus’ Camellia ‘Candy Apple’ Camellia ‘Candy Apple’ Camellia ‘Souvenir de Behaud Litou’ Camellia ‘Souvenir de Behaud Litou’…

…sasanqua clump First flower on Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ rather earlier than usual. Three flowers only and just singletons. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Escallonia rubra var macrantha strangely full out…

…Gallipoli Gallipoli Gallipoli Gallipoli Gallipoli To add another superb example of trees and shrubs flowering out of season after a hot summer (May to June especially) here is an apple…

…than in Cornwall. Cyrtanthus elatus I think this is Mentha longifolia or Horse Mint but it might just be Mentha rotundifolia or Apple Scented Mint. The leaves look some way…

…and Will had covered the tree to keep the birds away. Pear ‘Merton Pride’ Pear ‘Conference’ has only a sparse showing next to it. Pear ‘Conference’ Apple ‘Coxs Orange Pippin’…

…An amazing display of hollyhocks. hollyhocks hollyhocks A 150 year old apple tree on its last legs – extraordinary. apple tree The garden is half on chalk and half on…

…‘Blue Note’ and the leaves have quite a scent too. Salvia gregii ‘Blue Note’ An old favourite but some years the flowers are already over – Primula japonica ‘Apple Blossom’….