…colours today. Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Stewartia monodelpha is, today, easily the best of the Stewartia species for…

…coming out. Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’….

…anomala spp. quelpartensis Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ presumably performs in the autumn or have I missed a spring show? Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden…

…‘Flaming Suzy’. Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ And on a young Stewartia monodelpha in the sun and east wind. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’…

…ago. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Quercus palustric ‘Flaming Suzy’ living up to its name. Quercus palustric ‘Flaming Suzy’ Quercus palustric ‘Flaming Suzy’ Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ turning a good dark red. Prunus…

…Copper House. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ at the cash point. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ A flower just coming out on…

…sasanqua ‘Survivor’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Silver Dollar’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Silver Dollar’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Silver Dollar’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Bettie Patricia’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Bettie Patricia’…

…utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’. Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ I…

…‘Brombeer’ Magnolia ‘Romance’ – first flowering – German hybrid I think. 2022 planted. Magnolia ‘Romance’ Magnolia ‘Flaming Heart’ – first flowering – German hybrid I think. 2022 planted. Magnolia ‘Flaming…

…on Lunaplant website it is M. ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’s Forge’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’s Forge’ Similarly the new Magnolia ‘Flaming Heart’ – very dark outer tepals. Magnolia ‘Flaming…

…‘Seattle Trident’ Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ (gift from John Vernon). Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ Crataegus wattiana with berries. Crataegus wattiana Severe deer damage to the trunk of Quercus ‘Belle d’Aquitaine’….

…Cloud’ seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Rhododendron kendrickii nearly over just below the three Michelias. Rhododendron kendrickii Rhododendron kendrickii Flowers aplenty on the…

…is out. Not in leaf at all yet and no catkins. Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver…

…have been awarded a silver medal (note, not the same as a silver gilt). But then the skulduggery starts with the RHS clearly feeling embarrassed that the key note monument…

…– Centaurea ‘Silver Feather’. Centaurea ‘Silver Feather’ Centaurea ‘Silver Feather’ 2023 – CHW Cones forming on Picea abies which has now been exposed to more light after our clearance work…

…just missed Persea japonica in the foreground (three ‘japonicas’ in two days!). silver fir silver fir silver fir Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ just starting to show at the top of the…

…Pink C3 60/80 Rose Quartz C3 60/80 Snow Goose C3 120 Spring Peppermint C20 140/160 Toro C20 160 Ula C7,5 160/180 Badenweiler C3 60/80 Flaming Heart C12 140 Romance C12…

…by Wisteria sinensis Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ with, as usual, exceptional secondary new growth which is pink and white becoming mottled green and white. Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’…

…cinnamon. Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Then we get to three original michelia plants above the greenhouse which used to have lead labels…

…Ilex mutchagara We saw Acer ‘Silver Cardinal’ (formerly x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’) with seed heads at Bonython. The Burncoose tree is now performing in a similar way. Acer ‘Silver Cardinal’…