shade not yet showing. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ smelling very lemonish. This is a superb magnolia with a long flowering span. Magnolia ‘Porcelain…

as well as free standing shrubs. Here Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’. Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’ Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’ Hebe rakiensis in full flower. Hebe rakiensis Hebe rakiensis Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’…

cover or rather the viburnum is. Burncoose Nurseries Gold winning stand at Chelsea stand Burncoose Nurseries Gold winning stand at Chelsea 2015 Burncoose Nurseries at Chelsea 2015 Chelsea 2015 Plant…

or shortly and enjoy some early autumn colours in the late afternoon sun. Nyssa sinensis showing its first dark purple hues. Soon it will be purple all over. Nyssa sinensis…

flowers only just now out on Rhododendron griersonianum. Rhododendron griersonianum Rhododendron zaleucum (KW 20837) nicely out. Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron zaleucum The first flower panicle on Rehderodendron kweichowense is now almost…

Calocedrus decurrens ‘Burma Gold’ Clerodendron ugandense in the conservatory. Clerodendron ugandense Clerodendron ugandense An unnamed but highly scented conservatory plant. unnamed unnamed Wild Ajuga growing in meadowland. Ajuga Ajuga Ilex…

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…

Rockery is nearly over in the shade. Light pink when it opens, fading quickly. The other plant in full sun is long over. Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ Rhododendron…

‘Thunder 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…

year’s new growth remain green. An odd effect. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Liriodendron chinense just turning but much blown away here too unlike the show it…