…much damage despite being very close to the main wall. ‘ginger lilies’ (hedychium) ‘ginger lilies’ (hedychium) ‘ginger lilies’ (hedychium) A nice new clearing at the end of Sinogrande Walk now…

…because of the walls. I wonder if deer like the ginger smell of these ginger lilies? Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum Interrupted by a phone call! More tomorrow. 2016…

…laden with nearly ripe berries. Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliant’ I have nearly missed the flowers on Catalpa ovata in a pot beside the greenhouse. Catalpa ovata Catalpa ovata Fruits on a…

…Coprinopsis lagopus Mark Pheasey has done a splendid job replacing all the top vents on Asia’s greenhouse here. Asia’s Greenhouse 2021 – CHW A two hour garden tour here with…

…Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ The equally new Magnolia ‘Miss Marble’ is now full out. Still small, immature flowers but the marbling is now evident. This…

…cypress, Microbiota decussata, with its brown foliage. Corylopsis pauciflora Then a visit to Hayle to a farm which now produces compost from green waste collected by Cornwall Council’s green recycling…

…next week’s forecast.The pure white sport on Azalea ‘Greenway’ which Asia has propagated well in the greenhouse. Azalea ‘Greenway’ My father’s Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ just about out. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’…

…reference books? Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ in bud and flower – just as good today as ‘Lois’? Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Newly planted…

…evergreen azaleas semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas semi evergreen / near evergreen azaleas Quercus lamellosa has suddenly shed all its old leaves – as it should now. I have…

…but it is pretty clear where to snip on the stems. hydrangeas by Green Gate hydrangeas by Green Gate The new lapageria planted outside my study window has made excellent…

…last autumn. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ turns yellow when full out! Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Azalea ‘White Throat’, a double, is just coming…

…green limestone. Here is Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ with pink and blue flowers on the same large plant. Half grows on a chalky path and half on green limestone! Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea…

…E Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Mme E Mouilliere’ A pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea that has now faded to exquisite combinations of bluish-green or speckled reddish-green on different flowers on the…

…albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betual albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ On the way back down the drive we spot Quercus x bushii with its extraordinary…

…Idesia polycarpa Acer takesimense with its last few leaves. Acer takesimense Carpinus caroliniana (this form from Mexico) is still entirely green with no autumn colour at all showing. Carpinus caroliniana…

…Trachelospermum asiaticum – pure green Trachelospermum asiaticum Trachelospermum jasminoides – red leaves when overwintered outside Trachelospermum jasminoides – red leaves Trachelospermum jasminoides – green when not Trachelospermum jasminoides – green…

…greenhouses. I fear it will blow over despite the large stake. Acacia baileyana Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ covered in flowers again! What a performer this small tree is! Magnolia ‘Todd’s…

…yellow canes with a green band in the groove. Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens – green canes fading to dull yellowish green. Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens…

…see that it isn’t as bad as then. dry parkland pictures The lawn has greened up again after the relatively little rain which fell last week. lawn has greened up…

…lined shredding bark like a Heptacodium miconioides trunk. Some wind/frost damage to the huge blue-green leaves but the flower spikes in full flower up high. Why does our Schima wallichii…