…rain overnight. A huge clump of Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’. Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ Rosa ‘Kent’ a new one for the nursery. Rosa ‘Kent’ Also Rosa ‘Sussex’. Rosa ‘Sussex’ Rosea gallica ‘Variegata’…

…of the 19th January. We have never seen the Northern Lights like this before in my time here. Northern Lights Northern Lights Northern Lights Northern Lights Completion of the clearance…

…at the entrance to Old Park. Still only a quarter of the varieties out in flower as yet but many others well budded.Young magnolias with autumn colour moments.Camellia sasanqua ‘Manhattan…

…it for 2 years. Prunus ‘Sumaura-fugenzo’ Prunus ‘Sumaura-fugenzo’ Antirrhinum ‘Shiryu Kiss’. Antirrhinum ‘Shiryu Kiss’. Antirrhinum ‘Shiryu Kiss’. Anisodontea capensis ‘Carnival Lights Candy’. Anisodontea capensis ‘Carnival Lights Candy’. Anisodontea capensis ‘Carnival…

…whole stand with key insets of: Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’ Salvia ‘Love and Wishes’ Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ Decaisnea fargesi Disporum longistylum Zantedeschia…

…still flowering away a month after the first flowers. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Azalea ‘Western Lights’ still good above Bond Street. Azalea ‘Western Lights’ View 18th June 1897 – 2020…

…Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Styrax americanus just about out. Styrax americanus Styrax americanus Rhododendron weyrichii at the entrance to the Rookery. Rhododendron weyrichii Azalea ‘Western Lights’ (or so the plans say)…

…Dance’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’ – excellent new growth Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’ Photinia fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ – silly selling name but much better than ‘Red Robin’ and on a…

…‘Northern Hi-Lights’ but not quite. The more I look at Mr Galle’s book on azaleas that lists thousands of deciduous varieties the more stuck I get. Without more pictures the…

…lots of other blue lights. Air ambulance incident Air ambulance incident Air ambulance incident Air ambulance incident Can one guess the cost to the UK taxpayer? £30-£50k? I have no…

…or ‘White Lights’ is what Hillier’s implies. white deciduous azalea white deciduous azalea Idesia polycarpa is full out and swarming with bees as you can see. Looking at the flowers…

…close up. The closest I can get to it in the reference books is ‘Exbury White’ or ‘White Lights’ but both have slightly more yellow in the flower than this…

…3.30 my brother who is having problems with the Noise Police. His south London garden party sounds in full swing as the blue lights appear.Not strong enough for much today…

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