22nd July

…vigorous grower Hydrangea ‘Fireworks blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks pink’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks pink’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks pink’ Hydrangea ‘Hobelia’ – starts as a pink lacecap and fades to green and…

3rd July

…out despite the strimmer badly hurting the main stem in last summer’s grass cut. Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ is just starting to show. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks

27th July

…Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ excellent on the drive. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Sunset’ looking good down opposite the lodge. Hydrangea ‘Sunset’ Hydrangea ‘Selma’ quite superb by the nursery entrance. Hydrangea ‘Selma’…

5th July

…Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ just full out. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ (pale pink form) nearly over. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Still flowers on Magnolia globosa. Magnolia…

29th July

…excellent – Hydrangea ‘You and Me Together’ – Rose and Blue. A rather more double and intricate flower than ‘Fireworks Blue’ and ‘Fireworks Pink’. Hydrangea ‘You and Me Together’ 2020…

18th March

…new and impressive. I have not seen this in flower before. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Cornus officinalis in flower in a pot which is unusual. Cornus officinalis Acanthus mollis ‘Rue…

22nd April

…Mr Hodge visited JCW in 1924. Perhaps a niveum x argenteum cross? ‘Hodges Pink Argenteum’ Jasminum duclouxii in the greenhouse. Jasminum duclouxii Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Rhododendron nuttallii…

4th July

…so this may be the last you see of this rare-ish variety. Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ is just coming out ahead of the pink and…

13th July

‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ The Harrow hybrid rhododendrons on Hovel Cart Road are now full out. Harrow hybrid rhododendrons Harrow hybrid rhododendrons In Tin Garden, where the soil was…

4th August

…a peculiar set of young new growth on Quercus phellos. Quercus phellos Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ together. Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ See what…

2nd December

…none of the forecast heavy rain. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ at The Hovel turning still has the odd decent flower and has now been out since late June. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’…

25th December

…‘Winton’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia ‘Winton’ and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Still a flower on Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Pink’. Rather better than the show on ‘Fireworks’ which we saw a few…

20th March 1897 – 2020

…just starting to flower as a large shrub under glass. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ An unnamed wild collected Hedychium which Tom gave us a plant of last year. Tender and…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…should propagate. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Bomarea cassaldii (perhaps) was full out which was strange. The Burncoose one flowers in early Autumn and then dies down to ground level for…

2nd March 1897 – 2020

…November in this blog. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Rather odd to be filming (live) outside the front door with Lizzie watching it live on TV at the same time 12ft…

12th June

…And on Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ is in too much shade under a magnolia. Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ I regret that we have lost the label…

13th June

…Finis Pink’ – 2017 planted. Rhododendron ‘Royal Finis Pink’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Finis Pink’ Lots of clumps of youngish Rhododendron decorum now going over. Rhododendron decorum Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ just out at…

14th July

…‘Lady Bacon’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ just showing in the shade. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ One of the camellias moved and cut back in March is now shooting well. camellias moved and…

18th July

…involucrata ‘Sonoma’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ just colouring up. Hydrangea ‘Taube’ As is Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Robinia x slavinii ‘Hillieri’ is finally dead. The shoots at the base are from a…

19th July

…but still at least a breeze. 5 acres of barley on fire at Higher Polmenna last Saturday but half the field saved by fire brigade. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ nearly out on…