…Then to the photoshoot in the new walled garden which I opened only a year ago. photoshoot in the new walled garden Some very fine Callistemon citrinus ‘Splendens’. Callistemon citrinus…

…Knautia macedonica ‘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…

…roof water into the new tank. Then we are better prepared for the next drought. Tin Garden water tank A wasps nest in the Barn Owl box in Tin Garden….

…lockdown ends.Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ has an unusual shrubby and conical habit as here but it is said to turn orange-red and purple in an open position. All we see…

…new growth on the Rhododendron macabeanum has appeared while we have been away at Chelsea. Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum Rhododendron macabeanum The first flowering on a rhododendron grown from a…

…not quite pure decorum is just going over. Rhododendron decorum seedlings Rhododendron decorum seedlings 2017 – CHW An absurdly late pheasant’s nest by Tin Garden with seven eggs. Not much…

…and I have never seen this one. Rhododendron ‘Glebe’s Surprise’ Rhododendron ‘Bridget’. Rhododendron ‘Bridget’ Rhododendron ‘Gloria’. Rhododendron ‘Gloria’ Azalea ‘Wee White’. Azalea ‘Wee White’ Rhododendron insigne. Rhododendron insigne Rhododendron maddenii…

…the catalogue and in full flower. Not in any of my normal reference books. A tenderish shrub by the look of it. Asterotrichion discolor Asterotrichion discolor Asterotrichion discolor Camellia ‘Desire’…

…Louis Freres’ Like many of these euonymus they can be climbers as well as free standing shrubs. Here Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’. Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’ Euonymus ‘Emerald and Gold’…

…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 Camellia ‘Fairy…

…rhododendron layering as you can see from these pictures. rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ full out now. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Michelia martinii has dropped…

…be an uproar from the locals so batten down the hatches on social media. No overnight parking will now mean you get fined rather than a bollocking or being moved…

…leaves than pure Styrax japonicus and was collected in South Korea in 1985. No flowers have been seen on this one yet. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’…

…is normally seen also on the clumps by Four-in-Hand. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Near ripe seeds on a young Sorbus dunnii. Sorbus dunnii Nyssa leptophylla now quite excellent. Nyssa leptophylla Disanthus…

…year’s leaf bud. This is the best form of this species which came from Nigel Holman’s plant at Chyverton. Magnolia globosa Quercus buckleyi has nice autumn colours but note that…

…‘Golden Crane’. SUPERB. Propagate at once! Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ 2020 – CHW A very fine self-sown buddleia…

…lot. Rhododendron lindleyi Rhododendron lindleyi Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ – no idea who she was but hardy and a good garden plant. Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’ Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’…

…Rhododendron pachysanthum dying after the drought. Rhododendron pachysanthum Sinowilsonia henryi with early autumn colour in the late afternoon sun. This multi-stemmed? shrub has done very little in shade in 30…

…usual but early, in Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Autumn tints now on Cladrastis kentukea. Cladrastis kentukea Drought strikes two 20 year old Rhododendron auriculatum. New growth from this…

…the styrax collection which is, in the main, now full out and rather splendid although not that obvious as you go around the garden. We need a styrax location map.There…