…and have not! The reddish one I discover is ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’ and the pinker one is ‘Gerards Salmon’. Well worth propagating now! Azalea ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’ Azalea ‘Salmon Pink…

…be Azalea ‘Gerard’s Salmon’ (Asia may know). A very fine double flower today fading to salmon pink. The plants in this clump came back with us from the garden show…

…‘Salmon Pink’ has been scorched by sun after 10 days of it. Originally from Glendoick. Azalea ‘Salmon Pink’ Azalea ‘Salmon Pink’ Planted only last year but now five flowers on…

…consider as we buy a few plants for the Backstay garden.Lobelia ‘Fan Salmon’ is a pleasant pink with dark brown leaves like the popular Lobelia ‘Queen Victoria’. Lobelia ‘Fan Salmon’…

…collection which still exists today is therefore: C. speciosa ‘Umbilicata’ – Slip Rail (deep salmon-pink and very early into flower with last year’s quinces still on the tree) C. japonica…

…with early flower and interesting new growth. Trochodendron aralioides Trochodendron aralioides A young Rhododendron smirnowii with its first two flowers. Rhododendron smirnowii Azalea ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’ Azalea ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’…

…‘Variegata’ Clematis armandii nearly in flower – again a bit later than normal. Clematis armandii Azalea ‘Salmon Kirin’ out at the garden entrance. ‘Kirin’ was out here just after Christmas….

…calophytum just coming out by the garden entrance. Rhododendron calophytum Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ on the drive. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ The hose in hose Azalea ‘Salmon Kirin’ nicely out as well….

…our separate horticultural/botanical knowledge is so different in two very associated spheres. If asked I might have said that I perhaps knew how to identify more wildflowers than most but,…

…Ilex lalifolia Ilex lalifolia Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Inchmery’ with more berries than ever this year. The berries are yellow but will eventually turn salmon-pink. After 30 years this is now quite…