5th June

…hydrangea into flower – as usual Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouilliere’. Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouilliere’ Philadelphus coronarius and Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Philadelphus coronarius Cornus kousa var. chinensis and Fagus sylvatica…

15th November

…plant! Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouillere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouillere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouillere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouillere’ Larix kaempferi glowing yellowish with a hint of orange/red in the hazy sun. Larix kaempferi 2015 –…

5th December

…does this plant set new flowers when the main crop of flowers are over and have turned greenish with red-purple tints? Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’…

22nd June

‘Madame Butterfly’ at its best on Hovel Cart Road. Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ Styrax wuyuanensis at its absolute best but a bit…

27th July

…least 70 years old and have been frequently reinvigorated by being cut to the ground every 15 to 20 years or so. Hydrangea Madame E Mouillere Hydrangea Madame E Mouillere…

27th December

…Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’. Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ still has colour at the Red Linney. Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ Rhododendron ‘Winter…

5th February

…Asia. Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ First flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Jurys Yellow’ beside the drive in a cold spot but so far undamaged. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jurys…

4th January

…seen flowers on this clump and photographed them several times through last year in this diary starting in May I seem to remember. Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ A…

11th June

…Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ A pure white evergreen azalea flowering today by Georges Hut. The leaves do not look like it has Azalea indica parentage. evergreen…

27th June

…still completely unaffected. Smaller younger saplings and trees indeed seem more vulnerable. ash trees ash trees ash trees Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ out again before all the others on the…