…nearly over Azalea ‘Maja’ Azalea ‘Maja’ Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ – raised before 1922 Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ Azalea ‘Corneille’ Azalea ‘Corneille’ Azalea ‘Corneille’ Azalea ‘Merveille’ Azalea ‘Merveille’ Azalea ‘Merveille’ Azalea ‘Bartholo…
…Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Gibraltar – five plants in this group mysteriously dead Azalea ‘Gibraltar’ Strawberry Ice – the best of the five separate clumps today Azalea ‘Strawberry Ice’ Azalea…
…(Acer nikoense) Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ by the Green Gate. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ The deciduous azaleas below the Green Gate are quite a sight…
…or three weeks AZALEA ‘Greenway’ – nearly over AZALEA ledifolium AZALEA ledifolium – full out and just going over AZALEA Black Hawk’ AZALEA Black Hawk’– too far out to cut…
…in the old dog kennels made from the fibres on the nearby Gunnera stems. A wren’s nest A few deciduous azaleas are still just about in flower. Azalea ‘Fireball’. Azalea…
…late flowering evergreen azaleas now in the catalogue – Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’. Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’ Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’…
…different in habit and clearly some are old hybrids quite close to their rhododendron species parents. Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Azaleas Then back down through Hardy…
…It is a rather delicate forerunner to ‘Daviesii’ perhaps but no scent today. delicate white-blotched yellow deciduous azalea delicate white-blotched yellow deciduous azalea Rosa roxburgii has its first flowers after…
…late season flowerer. Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ 2024 – CHW Azalea ‘Babeuff’ outside the Back Yard is one of the very first deciduous azaleas to perform. Azalea ‘Babeuff’ Azalea…
…– CHW Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ on the drive. A pure double white and mid-season amongst the deciduous azalea varieties. Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ The rare Halesia diptera has made a recovery from near…
…with more of a red tinge to add to the orange. deciduous azalea deciduous azalea deciduous azalea We thought the Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the drive had had its buds…
…evergreen azaleas semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas Quercus lamellosa has suddenly shed all its old leaves – as it should now. I have…
…caterpillars. walnut Azalea ‘Gena May’ (I think) is a good late red with a hint of an orange centre. Azalea ‘Gena May’ Azalea ‘Gena May’ Azalea unknown – a big…
…(formally P. betuloides) flowering exceptionally well high up the tree below Slip Rail. Plagianthus regius Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ on Burn’s Bank. Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ Spanish bluebells…
…pheasant eye daffodils Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ and Rhododendron bauhiniiflorum on Hovel Cart Road. Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ First flowers on Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ on the drive. Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ Azalea amoena and Rhododendron…
…bit paler. deciduous azalea deciduous azalea Michelia figo nicely out now by George’s Hut but some rain damage evident as it is on many rhododendrons battered in the recent downpours….
…individual flower. ‘White Swan’ or ‘White Lights’ is what Hillier’s implies. white deciduous azalea white deciduous azalea Idesia polycarpa is full out and swarming with bees as you can see….
…right! Deciduous Azalea Deciduous Azalea Deciduous Azalea First flowers showing on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ which is early. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Likewise on Rhododendron ‘Tessa’ (moupinense x ‘Praecox’) which is a…
…Oosthoek’ is nothing startling when compared to other older clumps on the drive. Azalea mollis ‘Dr M Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Dr M Oosthoek’ A rather fine double daffodil. daffodil Azalea…
…in need of the (very elusive) expert on them. deciduous azalea deciduous azalea Rhododendron prunifolium – another old plant at the Four in Hand. At least this one is relatively…