…CHW No coronation hangover and a gentle trip to look at new things. Another new plant to us and definitely one for Asia to propagate and Burncoose to sell is…

…confusing, a bit rushed and full of unwitting contradictions which enables the political opportunists to get the knives out.So a gentle push to normality without a stampede for the moment….

…named clone. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Rhododendron ‘Penrose’ is a gentle colour but, again, few flowers this year. Rhododendron ‘Penrose’ Rhododendron ‘Penrose’ Schefflera rhododendrifolia (CWJ 9375) most impressive…

…is out for the first time ever with us. A gentle light yellow flower with a large flower cluster. Lonicera tragophylla ‘Maurice Foster’ Lonicera tragophylla ‘Maurice Foster’ Clematis florida ‘Taiga’…

…a gentle pink. Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendour’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendour’ Camellia japonica ‘Comte de Gomer’. Camellia japonica ‘Comte de Gomer’ Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ (otherwise known as ‘Te Deum’…

…– a gentle colour Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ Hibiscus ‘Lavender Chiffon’ – a good semi double Hibiscus ‘Lavender Chiffon’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ with fruits just turning colour Malus…

…forget and I forget the species name! Schefflera delavayi? giant schefflera 2016 – CHW After a day of gentle warm rain Good Friday brings blue skies and a perfect day…

…it may well be out in early February. The plant had some branch dieback after dry summers and a gentle light pruning has encouraged good regrowth after only 12 months….

…so ago. Full of new growth and flowers today. Still not quite full out. Flowers a delicate gentle yellow and pendulous not upright. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Mahonia…

…an excellent High Sheriff dinner there hosted by Anthony. Why do gentle, nice and capable friends do something like this? I will never understand but let us stick to plants…

…clump of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ on the drive has flowers which have turned a gentle pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ 2021 – CHW Here is the answer to the odd fungus…

…in flower. Vitex agnus castus Vitex agnus castus 2019 – CHW Hydrangea pariscoleta ‘Kyushu’ now a gentle pink as it fades. Hydrangea pariscoleta ‘Kyushu’ Hydrangea pariscoleta ‘Kyushu’ Cornus kousa ‘Wendle…

…on our website and we are missing a few pictures. From a distance the flowers look red but they are actually a gentle pink close up. Sometimes the flowers are…

…‘Bressingham Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ – lower growing and a gentle light blue. Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Rudbeckia ‘Peking’ – very nice but perhaps not…

…Beauty’ Dichroa guizhou full out and an entirely new species to us. Looks tender but very gentle colours. Dichroa guizhou Dichroa guizhou Calocedrus formosanus – the undersides of the leaves…

…and Ligustrum really flowering. Azalea by front door at its best. 1988 – FJW First rain since June 9th. A gentle soak – no great storm. 1948 – CW The…

…distance. Cheered up a dull squirrel meeting in the scorching heat. Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ 2017 – CHW Gentle rain all day which is just what…

…pink hue. A gentle weeping habit which makes it suitable for growing on a bank to view from below. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Cornus walteri nearly in full flower –…

…hirtinervus Enkianthus hirtinervus Azalea ‘Moidart’ in full shade. Also very late into flower and a gentle apricot-pink fading paler here. Azalea ‘Moidart’ Azalea ‘Moidart’ Rhododendron dichroanthum var. apodectum. An ancient…

…plan obscure but it looks starlike!). Attractive the way the bracts twirl about. Cornus kousa ‘Summer Stars’ Cornus kousa ‘Summer Stars’ Azalea ‘Moidart’ is a gentle colour growing in the…