…Burncoose stand with flowers. Huodendron tibeticum Azalea viscosum. Azalea viscosum 2022 – CHW Nursery day today – warm but welcome rain overnight. A huge clump of Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’. Lupinus…

…the rains. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ flowering again as usual. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ also with fresh flowers. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early…

…Top Wall. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ has been out for three weeks. This is a superb secondary autumn flowerer. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’…

…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’…

…Flush’ still flowering away a month after the first flowers. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Azalea ‘Western Lights’ still good above Bond Street. Azalea ‘Western Lights’ 2020 – CHW One new…

…Rookery. Rhododendron weyrichii Azalea ‘Western Lights’ (or so the plans say) with very blue foliage. Azalea ‘Western Lights’ Hypericum augustinii was a 2022 gift from Maurice Foster. Huge flowers. Hypericum…

…new things which would be welcome additions to next year’s catalogue. I need to convey them to Clare.Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’ –…

…‘Jack Fogg’ The remains of a Rhododendron thompsonii after being hit by a tree. Rhododendron thompsonii Rhododendron thompsonii Near enough to Azalea ‘Northern Hi-Lights’ but not quite. The more I…

…bought from Millais Nurseries Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ – plastered, but not my colour. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ – Millais….

…May’ Magnolia ‘Fire Glow’ (Magnolia cylindrica x Magnolia denudata ‘Sawadas Pink’) Magnolia ‘Fire Glow’ Magnolia ‘Fire Glow’ Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ – Gresham hybrid unknown origin Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Candy…

…Candy’ is really very good! About three or four years from planting. Camellia ‘Cinnamon Candy’ Camellia ‘Cinnamon Candy’ First colour showing on Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ which was decimated by The…

…Candy’ (not to be confused with ‘Cinnamomum Cindy’). Camellia ‘Cinnamomum Candy’ Camellia ‘Cinnamomum Candy’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ now covered in flower. A sport of ‘Donation’ from Trewithen. Camellia x…

…no cinnamon scent to the flowers. Buds pinkish. Camellia champetre ‘Cinnamon Candy’ Camellia champetre ‘Cinnamon Candy’ For a ‘horrible’ variegated leaf (as my father would have said) Camellia ‘Kerguelen’ takes…

…out by Georges Hut. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ The Cladastris kentuckea has already shed almost all its leaves. We saw it starting to colour only three weeks ago…

…Staphylea pinnata And more yellow on Staphylea colchica. Staphylea colchica Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ is a regular second flowerer. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Ross has cleared the two fallen…

…full out too as I found out later. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ The many seed pods on Rehderodendron macrocarpum are still not quite ripe enough to collect. Asia…

…its bolt and flowered in December. Very little flower today. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Lonicera periclymenum ‘Belgica’ growing at White Stiles cottages. Lonicera periclymenum ‘Belgica’ You have to…

…be good. Prunus ‘Matsumae-beni-murasaki’ (syn ‘Candy Floss’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-beni-murasaki’ (syn ‘Candy Floss’) The Kunming camellias are nearly over and too tall and enclosed now to see properly. I remember six…

…– has not passed the test of time! Magnolia ‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ is unfrosted this year. Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ grows rather…

…old replanting Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ might have been quite nice. Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ has one decent flower left which is not too bad a colour. One to…