…meadow Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ very fine. Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’. Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’ Cynara cardunculus and Verbena bonariensis….

…12L Malus tor Aros® 7L Malus trilobata 12LLunaplant magnolia Gorgeous C3 60/80 Illini Gold C7,5 120/140 Illini Moonlight C7,5 Bronwyne C7,5 100 Ian’s Cerise C20 250 Dark Shadow C3 60/80…

…seen a pure white ‘red hot poker’ before. Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Olearia virgata, I think, in flower in the rain. Olearia virgata, Sorbaria tomentosa (possibly) var angustifolia…

…tended by the Red Cross. Sally Hayward RCMG with posy for the Queen – Photo Courtesy of Sally. Queen’s Visit – Photo Courtesy of Sally. Then we get to the…

…Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’ in Joe & Carey Sharp’s garden near Laddock. Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Alison Johnstone’ Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’. Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendron ‘Mi Amor’ at…

…Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ above the greenhouse has made a much larger plant. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ 2019 – CHW The RHS have just given AGMs…

…one large Cornus capitata tree. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ 2018 – CHW Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ displaying its superb autumn colour on a…

…Queen’ just starting to make a good show outside the Drawing Room. After the drought it is two feet shorter than usual. Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Roy Lancaster’s unnamed Chinese species…

…best. Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ An extraordinary sight. Secondary flowers on a red flowered tree peony in October! red flowered tree peony 2022 – CHW Rhododendron quinquefolium ‘Five…

…particularly unique but nice enough. Queen Mother’s magnolia Queen Mother’s magnolia Another towering Magnolia sargentiana var robusta which you get a perfect view of from the churchyard and village. Magnolia…

…Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia just into flower. Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia The Queen Mother’s Magnolia. Queen Mother’s Magnolia Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ and Magnolia mollicomata in the Ririei Opening. Magnolia…

…Clematis ‘Queen’s Nurse’. Clematis ‘Queen’s Nurse’. Clematis ‘Queen’s Nurse’. Streptocarpus ‘Sirius’. Streptocarpus ‘Sirius’. Streptocarpus ‘Sirius’. Prunus ‘Sumaura-fugenzo’ which should have been ineligible as a ‘new’ plant as we have sold…

…bracts still creamy in the shade and now with red spots in full sun. Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Beautiful…

…‘Snow Queen’ is already turning an autumnal pink in the drought. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ is usually the first magnolia to flower in…

…confined to a few branches. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has as good an…

…secondary storm mess to clear up 2025 – CHW A fine end to a fine week with Raf Lenaerts party. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ is suddenly full out. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’…

…Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ (‘Miss Satomi’ in the new Hillier’s) Growing in full…

…Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935) Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935) Rhododendron loderi ‘Fairy Queen’ (griffithianum x fortunei ssp. fortunei) Rhododendron…

…Veltheimia capensis Daphne ‘White Queen’ nicely out. Daphne ‘White Queen’ Daphne ‘White Queen’ A fine plant of Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’ in the car park. Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’ Camellia ‘Dr Burnside’…

…with one on the way out following the drought. Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Our new 2021 clump of 10 Rhododendron viscosum below 4-in-Hands has also seen 6 of…