…colours and curls its leaves for the autumn. Very attractive but no fruits on this 25 year old tree growing in poor soil. Cornus florida Cornus florida Sorbus pseudobakonyensis fruits…

…out and now the flowers are badly frosted or blown to the ground. Not all is lost! There are many more buds to come out yet. ‘Mary Jobson’ ‘Mary Jobson’…

…reverse of some of the petals. Camellia sasanqua ‘Frosted Star’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Frosted Star’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Frosted Star’ Camellia ‘Betty Robinson’ reminds me of Camellia ‘Dainty’ or ‘Little Bit’ but…

…meadows The Echium seedlings badly frosted in our one nights frost 10 days ago. Echium seedlings badly frosted The newly ordered Magnolias from Lunaplant in Germany have arrived as 12…

…lower end of the lake is well frozen today. lower end of the lake Camellia x williamsii ‘J.C. Williams’ frosted outside the Rockery but there are always more buds to…

…Camellia ‘California Sunset’ Camellia ‘California Sunset’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ half frosted. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ A carpet of frosted flowers below Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’ but plenty fairly untouched at…

…and colouration for so many Styrax species. bark of Styrax serrulatus bark of Styrax serrulatus bark of Styrax serrulatus The Magnolia campbellii flowers by Tin Garden have been frosted and…

…be tied up with trenches. Badly frosted Gunnera manicata below the Kennels. As ever the bottom of Old Park has caught what little frost we have had this week. Elsewhere…

…but only a few flowers as yet. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ 2021 – CHW Still the cold north wind persists but only a little sleet.Old Park is still completely frosted but I…

…as yet with curving horizontal growth on the main stem. Magnolia ‘Serenade’ Magnolia ‘Serenade’ Three plants of Rhododendron morii. New growth frosted on one, but not on its neighbour and…

…growth and leaves on the fallen Catalpa duclouxii have been frosted. Catalpa duclouxii First flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’ Ehretia thyrsiflora still in full…

…the pre-Christmas flowers have been frosted or rain damaged as you can see. Last year several of the 5 still had flowers out in January. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Flowering…

…‘Ledifolia Alba’. Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ Frosted hydrangea leaves where the East wind caught them. Frosted hydrangea leaves Some ice still on the edges of the lake. some ice still on…

…lack of new growth last year all on Sinogrande walk. big leafed rhododendrons big leafed rhododendrons big leafed rhododendrons big leafed rhododendrons Tree fern fronds frosted more than for several…

…‘Athene’ in Giddle Orchard. I had forgotten about this tree. Slightly frosted but not too bad. The earlier magnolias alongside it totally frosted. Magnolia ‘Athene’ Magnolia ‘Athene’ Magnolia ‘Athene’ Views…

…times of the year on different species. Rhododendron oreotrephes Rhododendron oreotrephes Clethra petelottii (FMWJ 13407) has had its leaves frosted. The buds still look fine. I thought this plant had…

…complete another phase of spring planting. This is what most of the public are missing seeing today!A battered and perhaps slightly frosted in bud Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ a Gresham hybrid….

…frosted today I am unsure what the name refers to exactly. The buds are orange but not much more so than on Michelia manipurensis which is what at least two…

…half eaten small rabbit. Clearly the stoat had to try again quickly for a fresh meal. stoat The first and rather small / slightly frosted flower on Jaimie’s 2009 cross…

…in Scotland to avoid being frosted. He now lives in Scotland and chairs the Scottish Alpine Plant Society. Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Berberis wilsoniae looking superb in Kennel Close….