…‘Lila Naff’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lila Naff’ First flowers out on Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ below Donkey Shoe. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ Magnolia ‘Mighty Mouse’ flowering better than ever before….

…other cultivars are as we have seen. Sieboldii ‘Colossus’ is not either. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ is full out in the…

…Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ now full out. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Azalea ‘Corneille’ is making a…

…quite different in shape from Magnolia sieboldii sinensis. Not a very healthy plant. Magnolia ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia ‘Pride of Norway’ Just above it are two Magnolia ‘Pride of Norway’…

…a gorgeous yellow. I have never picked up on this before. Sciadopitys verticillata Sciadopitys verticillata Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ is now full out. Is it any different to Magnolia…

…very different colours. This is one of the still few left in the Rookery of the Wilson 50 collection. No idea of the name. azalea in Rookery ‘sporting’ two very…

…and the self-employed. Not much thanks for that of course and still plenty of aggrieved bleaters who have fallen through the net (Branson of all people!) which of course they…

…‘Pride of Rochester’ Deutzia scabra ‘Pride of Rochester’ Deutzia scabra ‘Pride of Rochester’ Here is a hedgerow full of small growing Cornish elms with tiny leaves. Largely untouched by decades…

…or to ‘Pride of Norway’ come to that. We now have about five different named clones of Magnolia sieboldii and none are that special really. Worth their place and flowering…

…has been broken off in the storms. The buds show some colour and are nearly out. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ A fine tray of Decaisnea fargesii seedlings grown…