27th August

…greenish white and are ready to cut for drying. Avoid the odd pure white flower that is still full out. Hydrangea ‘Mme E Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Mme E Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Mme

15th November

…A valuable 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…

6th June

…is now emerging. Acer mandchuricum Seed forming already on Stachyurus praecox. Stachyurus praecox Hydrangea ‘Mme E. Mouillere’ is out already. It was out in February just before ‘The Beast’. Amazingly…

27th July

…Wine’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ excellent on the drive. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Sunset’ looking good down opposite the lodge. Hydrangea ‘Sunset’ Hydrangea ‘Selma’ quite superb by the nursery entrance. Hydrangea…

7th May

…do not remember flowering before. Rhododendron wallichii (EX 20583) Rhododendron wallichii (EX 20583) Rhodendron smirnowii has flowered before. Rhodendron smirnowii Rhodendron orbiculare – at last a young plant with large…

20th September

…Hydrangea ‘Mme. E. Mouilliere’ still with pristine new flower heads six months on from when I first photographed these earlier this year. Hydrangea ‘Mme. E. Mouilliere’ Fuchsia hatschbachii planted only…

5th June

…on Hydrangea serratifolia on the top wall from my desk. When I get there they are already over. Hydrangea serratifolia Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillère’ by the greenhouse. Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile…

30th October

…Rhododendron schlippenbachii Rhododendron schlippenbachii Rhododendron schlippenbachii The first few high up flowers on the unnamed Camellia x williamsii clump on the drive. Camellia x williamsii Camellia x williamsii Stewartia rostrata…

8th November

…Emile Mouillere’. Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillere’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’. The ‘Blush’ is on the reverse of the petals. Quite variable flowers as you see here. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’…

29th November

…E. Mouillere’ cut back in the summer. Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouillere’ 3 flowers out on Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’. This one has a bit of variegation in the flower but…

22nd December

…Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillere’. Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillere’ Furst flower on Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliiflora’. Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliiflora’ Also on Camellia japonica ‘Margherita…