…or even a pot. Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ The first deciduous azaleas are starting to open. deciduous azaleas Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ not…

…with stellata. Larger flowers than usual I think. Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ The label has vanished here since last year but this is the second flowering…

…Carpinus laxiflora Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ going ahead well. tea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ tea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ 2024 – CHW Ross is felling a couple of oaks which threaten the…

…umbellata. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata Grevillea juniperina sulphurea just in flower. Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ earning its name! Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Hebe franciscana ‘Variegata’ (‘Silver Queen’) still in…

…the Chimonanthus praecox behind it which is still green. Cercis glabra Ilex verticillata berrying earlier than usual. Ilex verticillata Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ also living well up to its name….

…split fairly easily. cutting up the huge beech tree Hedychium x moorei ‘Tara’ planted in 2020 below the Rabbit Warren. Hedychium x moorei ‘Tara’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lime’ has turned…

…globosa Most of the later flowering scented rhododendrons have jettisoned their seed heads in the heat. These were green only a week ago. There will be little later flowering rhododendrons…

…into flowering and bigger leaves with less pronounced leaf spurs as a result? I will catch up with the drive plant soon. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana 2015 –…

…Liriodendron chinense The first flowers on Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ are too high up the plant to photograph properly in the wind but plenty of lower buds nearly out. A little…

…and Henry was a trustee of the Caerhays Estate for many years. Both sadly died in the last year or so. As ever plants provided a more lasting tribute for…

…unusual as an Emmenopterys henryi flowering in the UK (only three ever have at Borde Hill, Kew and Wakehurst and our 110 year old tree never has!)? I would describe…

…oak Turkey oak Turkey oak Acer henryi looking very autumnal already. Acer henryi Mahonia japonica out on the bank even earlier than usual. The reference books say ‘early autumn’! Mahonia…

…‘Red Star’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ 1990 – FJW George Henry Williams arrived into the world – heavy rain in evening. 1962 – FJW Month of dry weather – poor…

…it up one of the Harrod obelisks I think. Parthenocissus ‘Star Showers’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ are perfect for the show – these flowers last for weeks. Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea…

…‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ An interesting new low growing Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood”….

…look it up. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ is full out below the Tennis Court beside the path. Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Rhododendron spinuliferum like we…

…They have completed their three week ‘furlough’ and will begin to generate a little productivity – even perhaps a little income particularly on the building side of things.We have one…

…gnarled and ancient Wisteria sinensis over a pool. Wisteria sinensis Another free standing Wisteria not yet out. Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’. Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’ Acer palmatum ‘Little Princess’ A…

…popular) government diktat now that the police can do little to interrogate people in cars or turn them away.Boris has got this right!By June the frustrated city lockdown dwellers will…

…Glow’ Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ rather late in the season. Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ laden down with fruit as usual….