3rd March

…plant on the mound magnolia plant on the mound magnolia plant on the mound Like all our camellias ‘Mary Jobson’ was full out and now the flowers are badly frosted

16th December

…the Ginkgo biloba fell as the sunshine caught the frost. They literally crackled to the ground. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica. Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica An immature pigeon squab…

3rd April

…forgotten about this tree. Slightly frosted but not too bad. The earlier magnolias alongside it totally frosted. Magnolia ‘Athene’ Magnolia ‘Athene’ Magnolia ‘Athene’ Views back towards the drive from Giddle…

24th November

…pink on the 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…

22nd February

frosted in bud Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ a Gresham hybrid. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ The Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in the Rireii Opening is just starting. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Beside it…

27th January

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

28th January

…bark of Styrax serrulatus bark of Styrax serrulatus The Magnolia campbellii flowers by Tin Garden have been frosted and windblown into a brown mess. Will the other buds still come…

29th January

…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 winters by the…

13th December

…Charles’ 1984 planted blue cedar tree Frosted leaves on the hydrangeas by the Green Gate. The hydrangeas on the main drive still green and unfrosted. Frosted leaves on the hydrangeas…

6th April

…Saturday. We will still 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…