…eaten ones. Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Large numbers of blue seedpods nearly ripe on Decaisnea fargesii. Decaisnea fargesii Decaisnea fargesii Vitex agnus-castus finally out in…

…new sweet chestnut disease but a few older sweet chestnuts may have minor Phytophthora ramorum infection in basal water shoots which could easily be removed. So much for expensive aerial…

…his sweet peas but they are not exactly over flowering this year. layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas Pear ‘Merton Pride’ was producing a…

…x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ below the lawn. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ A badger has dug out a huge wasps nest below a fallen beech tree…

…good in the sun. Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wyckoff’ Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wyckoff’ Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wyckoff’ Cunninghamia konishii which we lost at home in a cold winter. Old cones and…

…stages as the colour fades. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Pittosporum tobira ‘Nana’ and Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ growing side by side. Pittosporum tobira ‘Nana’ and Pittosporum…

…us. Camellia reticulata ‘Debut’ Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’ is really rather splendid. Another new variety from Stervinou. Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’ Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’ Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’ View 18th March 1897 –…

…x veitchii seedling Magnolia x veitchii seedling Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ is just out nearby and developing into a fine tree visible from the castle lawn. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet…

…hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ in full flower. A good new thing in the catalogue. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ above the fern bed in…

…the Cordyline and Trachycarpus moved under cover for the winter. Cordyline and Trachycarpus Acanthus sennii comes from Ethiopia and therefore, correctly, needs to come inside for the winter. Acanthus sennii…

…fallen leaves. Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ Autumn colour just starting on Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Viridis’. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Viridis’ Another sweet chestnut branch down. Another sweet…

…(Winter jasmine) Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine) Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine) An interesting mix of Jasminum nudiflorum and Sarcococca confusa. Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine) Anemone ‘Harmony Double Pink’. Anemone ‘Harmony Double…

…sasanquas. Four of the seven varieties were out. Camellia “Winter’s Charm” – only just out and the large seed pods seen earlier have dropped. Camellia “Winter’s Charm” Camellia “Winter’s Toughie”…

…‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ – the first flower on this young plant is not as dark (yet) as expected. Magnolia sargentiana ‘Blood Moon’ Magnolia sargentiana…

…light pink flower at the very top of this eight to nine feet tall bush. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Interlude’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Interlude’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Charm’ is another delicate…

…Costa’ near Georges Hut. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ alongside Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’. Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ alongside Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’ Camellia ‘Bokuhan’ with its anemone shaped flowers. They seem…

…Camellia ‘Winton’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ now nearly full out in three separate clumps. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron nobleanum and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ are also a good sight…

…has a couple of flowers despite the pruning and should recover. A small growing variety which flowers very early and copiously. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Camellia x williamsii…

…‘Gyoiko’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ is nice by the Green Gate. Flowers are getting larger with maturity. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) is very good…

…Sanpei Tsubaki Camellia sasanqua Sekiyo Camellia sasanqua Setsugekka Camellia sasanqua Showa No Sakae Camellia champetre Sweet Emily Kate Camellia champetre Sweet Jane Camellia classique Tom Pouce Camellia classique Winter Gem…