13th January

…glory. Very intricate when you look closely at individual flowers. Garrya elliptica Garrya elliptica Garrya elliptica Garrya elliptica The large clump of narcissi are full out and scenting the cold…

1st December

…from a sycamore root exposed to the daylight. sycamore root 2021 – CHW Garrya eliptica ‘James Roof’ with flower tassels well formed. Garrya eliptica ‘James Roof’ Nerine bowdenii full out…

4th January

…castle corner. Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ 2020 – CHW I could not resist photographing Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ again now it…

19th January

…fortunei with huge fan leaves 2017 – CHW The young Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ outside the Drawing Room is flowering nicely for the first time. A replacement for the Garrya

28th January

…has had its leaves scorched even more in the recent frost. Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Narcissus tiandrus full out now outside the…

25th December

…elliptica ‘James Roof’. Surprisingly little damage to the leaves as yet in such an exposed position on the castle wall. Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ 2021 –…

3rd February

…‘James Roof’ with its gigantic tassels of flowers is superb today. What a plant! Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ The scented narcissii by the Dining Room window…

7th March

…opening white. Planted three or four years ago. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ was scorched to brown in the…

30th September

Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ in fine fettle with flower tassels developing. Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Euphorbia mellifera looked dead but with a chop back it has now regrown and is…

26th October

…‘Black and Blue’ Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ with tassel flowers which will be out before long. Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Ripe seed heads for Asia on the Hedychium. Hedychium Medlar…