17th June

…much more vigorous Lancaster introduction and gift to us. Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra Several late azaleas above and below Bond Street Azalea ‘Fireball’ Azalea ‘Fireball’ Azalea ‘Jock Brydon’…

19th June

…Deutzia pulchra – a gift from Roy Lancaster. I am testing out the new camera lens in full sun so some of these pictures may well be crap. Deutzia pulchra

24th June

…with its ‘lily of the valley’ drooping racemes of flowers. The buds are globular. A splendid plant introduced and given to us by Roy Lancaster. Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra Deutzia…

11th July

…at once. Best planted on a bank so you can look up at it as here. Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’ is almost over on…

3rd June

…as I had no idea what it was. Deutzia subulata in full flower now on the bank above the path down to White Stiles field. Right next to Deutzia pulchra

9th June

…very fine larger growing species. Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra Sycopsis tutcheri with reddish flowers rather like a hamamelis. Should not a sycopsis only flower in January/February? Perhaps not this species….

10th June

…gift). Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra A very old plant of what I think is Deutzia scabra with the pink tinge to the buds. Deutzia scabra Deutzia scabra The last flower…

11th June

…Deutzia pulchra just coming out. Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra The more unusual pink form of Rhododendron (Azalea) viscosum – swamp honey-suckle – in Old Park. One of the clump is…

16th June

…the 2017 catalogue:Deutzia pulchra has long trailing flowers and will be a useful addition to the smaller growing deutzia range. Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra I am not sure about roscoeas…

7th June

…clump at the entrance to Old Park are particularly floriferous this year. Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii Deutzia pulchra (FIFL 26) just out in flower. A gift from Roy Lancaster. Deutzia…

12th June

pulchra just into flower. Originally a gift from Roy Lancaster. Deutzia pulchra First flowers out on Cornus walteri by the Fernery. Cornus walteri First showing on Hydrangea ‘Hobella’. Hydrangea ‘Hobella’…

19th July

…hedge bedstraw in full flower – Gallium album growing in profusion at the top of Herreswater. Gallium album Gallium album Deutzia pulchra just going over. Deutzia pulchra Cornus kousa ‘Milky…

2nd June

…on the Drive today. Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ just coming out. In a day or two this will be quite outstanding as well. D. pulchra is…

30th July

pulchra (wild collected and given to us originally by Roy Lancaster) Forsythia mandschurica (no idea but dwarf?) Hydrangea serratifolia (as at Tregothnan – climber) Polyspora axillaris (see early February for…