…Ginkgo ‘Jade Butterflies’ Ginkgo ‘Jade Butterflies’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ has moved on a bit in colour. The only one of the four to have done so. The lower branches…

…but very attractive leaf formation which is so different from the gingko cultivar last week. Gingko ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko ‘Jade Butterflies’ First flower that I have noticed…

…Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ in full sun on a hot bank. Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ with its very irregular…

…dry spell. rhododendrons Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ with its attractive leaves. Planted 2009. Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Impressive new growth on Taxus baccata ‘Semperaurea’. Taxus baccata…

…All these small trees were planted in January. Malus ‘Brandkjaer’ Malus floribunda Malus ‘Evereste’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Cardinal’ – stand out best in flower so far….

…Malus ‘Gorgeous’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’…

…fair. No frost marks on the wall. Geraniums uncut. 1909 – JCW A lot of frost in Nov and Dec, nothing much shows, but a few coums and lapageria and…

…excellent spring colours. The out of season flowers are much more turgid and darkish purple. Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ The nearly pure white form of Camellia reticulata is an excellent…

…just out. Not perhaps as striking as it was last year. Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ (Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x Magnolia sprengeri diva) has been frosted…

…coming out but a bit frosted. 1928 – JCW Two nights of frost have cleared the big Kobus of bloom and every Rhodo on the place and there was a…

…by frost as these were higher up the bank. Camellia japonica The largest Gingko biloba shed all its leaves overnight so no autumn show this year due to the frost….

…x williamsii ‘November Pink’ still with a reasonable show despite a week’s frost. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Trimming back the young Pinus insignis in Kennel Close. Pinus insignis Pinus…

…from upright. No sign of frost damage. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ has some frost damage but most of the buds are…

…does catch what little frost we have had this year. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ is always the last of the bholua to come into flower. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Frost…

…good year indeed. 1958 – FJW Cold continues 8-10 degrees of frost. 1931 – JCW We had a frost last night which cleared the best lot of bloom we ever…

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…replanted – snowdrops past best. Burnt Downs. 1954 – CW We have had very bad frost and pond frozen over a week. 16° frost Lanarth . Almost all flowers out….

…the summer drought. Anyway much risk here if we do get a reasonable frost. These pictures show the situation at its various stages. Magnolia ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia…

…– CHW Noticeably colder today and a bit wet so a check on the rhododendrons out before the frost gets them later in the week perhaps? My fingers are almost…

…how our 2 in flower magnolias have survived the frost? Expectations zero even though it is 13°c and overcast today. Hard to see today but there are still a couple…