21st June

…the Canary Isles. Its other name is Echium bourgaeanum. Echium wildpretii Echium wildpretii Echium wildpretii Deutzia paniculata (BSWJ 8592) above the drive on from the Four in Hand. The (different)…

10th May

…‘Lutea’ Echium pininana and Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ – both full out. Echium pininana Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ in the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ Vaccinum urceolatum in flower. Vaccinum urceolatum Surprisingly the Rhododendron…

19th May

…roses. roses There was an Echium pininana height competition a few years ago with 18ft being the tallest. These cannot be far off that. Echium pininana Echium pininana My father…

28th January

…Surprise’ The badly frosted clump of Zantedeschia aethiopica has recovered and is now upright. Zantedeschia aethiopica Most Echium pininana untouched by frost where sheltered from the wind. Echium pininana Unexpectedly…

23rd August

Echium pininana flower spike still has a few flowers left on it. The rest are brown and dead or have blown over. Not before scattering seeds everywhere though! Echium pininana…

25th April

…have burst into flower and the bees are very active. Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana First fuchsia flowers. fuchsia First flower too on a Paeonia delavayi seedling. Paeonia delavayi…

16th May

…flowers which then individually fade to light pinkish. Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana 2016 – CHW We have placed our and planted all the largest plants from Crug and…

18th May

…Two echium spikes. We will have to cut them down to fit them onto the lorry. Too tall at present. echium spike Is this Cotoneaster frigidus or is it a…

28th August

Echium flowers as the stalks seed and die outside the Drawing Room. Echium Echium Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ just out outside the Smoking Room. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Likewise Lapageria…

17th August

…spray off the Castle Drive. Echium seedlings Echium seedlings My magnolia hybrids from 2017 coming on nicely. magnolia hybrids Malus hupehensis has a nice crop in the Isla Rose Plantation…