…but hardy and a good garden plant. Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ – plastered in flower. Almost a rockery plant (aureum x hanceanum). Caerhays…

…Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ – plastered, but not my colour. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ – Millais. Shy flowerer. Looked better…

…sasanqua collection. A month earlier in the year than my last visit. Nearly all the plants in the collection were flowering but none were flowering heavily or in profusion (as…

…Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ disliked being outside even in the mildest winter but is flowering again even if the leaves are not very pretty. Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ Firmania simplex in the…

…on Rhododendron davidsonianum in various colours. Rhododendron davidsonianum Rhododendron davidsonianum First flowers out on Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ The best camellia in the garden today is…

…‘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 sun in the open…

…Glow’ Liverwort spreading up a beech tree by Tin Garden. Liverwort Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ and ‘Michael’s Pride’ just starting to open. Also a month early. Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendrons ‘Saffron…

…in flower. Euonymus wilsonii hasn’t done much yet. No flowers or new growth. Viburnum phlebotrichum also now in flower. Rhododendron ‘Tinner’s Blush’ at its best. Interesting new growth on Huodendron…

…and Lightning’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ with incredibly yellow foliage even in full sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Elymus arenarius…

…like Illicium flowers. Not in Hillier’s or New Trees no nothing to find out other than what I see. Dasyphyllum diacanthoides Dasyphyllum diacanthoides 2016 – CHW First few flowers on…