…sheet of galvanised iron. This is the herb wild marjoram in a variety of colours. wild marjoram wild marjoram Then two prevalent tiny wild flowers which I need to look…

…Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’. It is growing in a damp location and I cannot find it in my wild flower books as yet. unknown as yet wild flower unknown as yet…

…collecting in the wild but I would always happily settle for trying to grow their discoveries properly. That has been the history of the garden here, in reality, with the…

…over. wild campion Erigeron karvinskianus (syn mucronatus) now at its early season best, growing wild on and in the walls. The immature flowers are pink in full sun but all…

…expect Bugle to flower in March/April in a more formal garden context but not, it seems, as a wildflower. Ajuga reptans Ajuga reptans Another common woodland garden wildflower is Filipendula…

…Jim Gardiner and, I think, wild collected in China on a Swedish magnolia expedition. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ –…

…watched the IDS lecture on this Acer, and its rarity today in the wild due to the building of new dams, I rather hope so. Acer pentaphyllum Acer pentaphyllum Rhododendron…

…and wild primulas Cyclamen coum, coloured primroses and wild primulas A pleasant surprise. At last an unnoticed Melliodendron xylocarpum is actually making good growth into a small tree. Flower buds…

…on a hot sunny bank. Some are much darker than others. wild violets wild violets The white Rhododendron arboreum just out but looking rather old and sickly. Rhododendron arboreum Garden…

…Magnolia loebneri ‘Wildcat’ at its best in the teeth of the wind. It may look sunny in these pictures but it is far from warm. Magnolia loebneri ‘Wildcat’ 2021 –…