…here with a hint of a yellow stripe amid the dark purple. Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Reevsia sinica has shed what was left of its old leaves after…

…Magnolia ‘Black Velvet’ is a surprising white with, I admit, a blackish velvety stem. Wrongly named? No idea as it is entirely new to me and not in any reference…

…properly before because of Chelsea absences. Rhododendron ‘Cetemayo’ Rhododendron ‘Cetemayo’ Rhododendron ‘Cetemayo’ – bought from Millais Nurseries Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ – plastered, but not…

…sadness, anguish and sense of loss which we all feel at Caerhays today at the end of monarchs reign. God Save the King! Just a few plants to look at,…

…‘Royal Velvet’ is quite stunning today. Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ Hydrangeas lined up for customers by the sales point. Hydrangeas Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ really is grey! Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ This batch,…

…Rhododendron yakushimanum Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Velvet’ out on Burns Bank. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Velvet’ Acer pycnanthum – a dullish rarity. The Japanese counterpart to the North American Acer rubrum as…

…‘Koban Dori’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’, Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Velvet and Cream’ with extraordinary and colourful seed pods. Magnolia…

…year. wild flower meadow wild flower meadow Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ very fine. Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’. Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise…

…in Storm Darragh. snakebark maple Velvet buds on Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Nice scent on Camellia grijsii. Camellia grijsii Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ and…

…with good new growth. Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ with no velvet on its buds. Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Michelia laevifolia…