…catalogue. Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ full out. You can hardly see the white new growth now. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’…

…going over and the yellow new growth is fading to green. What a wonderful plant this is with the two contrasting colours. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Magnolia sieboldii…

…can do is enjoy the mess. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Near Green Gate the original evergreen Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ with its peculiar white then yellow new growth contrasting…

…French lavender in bud. Lavender dentata Fruits on Danae racemosa in a cut flower display. Danae racemosa 2022 – CHW The very first flower this year on the hard pruned…

…original plant of Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ by the Green Gate. Rather later out than the ones on the Main Ride. Colder and more exposed here. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays…

…‘Lavender Haze’ – nothing startling but nice enough. Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ – dull white-grey flowers. Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ Miscanthus sacchariflorus –…

…it to us originally. Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ A clump of Lonicera japonica growing on an old stump. Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica I wonder what this…

…‘Lavender Haze’ – lower growing and a gentle light blue. Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Rudbeckia ‘Peking’ – very nice but perhaps not that different from others taken on…

…probably a rockery plant. Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Lavender Lady’ an improved form of karvinskianus and would probably sell just as well. Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Lavender Lady’ Erigeron karvinskianus ‘Lavender…

…things coming into leaf. Here a Magnolia wilsonii. Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia wilsonii Flowers and new growth now on Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Flowers out on Rhododendron vaseyi which…

…climber tunnel in the nursery is as neat and tidy as I have ever seen it with superb growing plants. climber tunnel climber tunnel And the lavender/agapanthus tunnel is spot…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW A heatwave is upon us – hopefully briefly. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ on…

…‘Sunray’ A plant of Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ with its gorgeous new growth but, as yet, no flowers out. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ I had forgotten that we have a new species…

…species. Caerhays won the evergreen azalea section with ‘Caerhays Lavender’ and Windsor won the centenary cup with a superb vase of Rhododendron schlippenbachii. Then onto the Wisley tour with the…

…Cestrum fasciculatum ‘Newellii’ Cestrum fasciculatum ‘Newellii’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Jersey Belle’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Jersey Belle’ Another Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ still in new growth in full shade. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Fagus sylvatica…

…late in the season. Camellia ‘Optima’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ just out on the Main Ride. Normally over by Chelsea so perhaps a little late this year. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ A…

…which was pre-sold. Caerhays picture This was the larger Caerhays picture which sold reasonably. larger Caerhays picture This was the auction which raised c.£6K from 11 paintings. auction auction auction…

…on Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ with no decent show this year. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Leaf shedding on Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ is quite pretty today. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ A couple of errant…

…attractive. cuphea species cuphea species Swathes of lavender in the herb garden were superb. Swathes of lavender Psoralea affinis was entirely spiny heather-like foliage and blue-white pea flowers. Growing here…

…not seen it in flower before. Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ with a pleasant mixture of flower colours. Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ Hydrangea ‘French Cancan’ – unusual…