…Comice’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ was pretty. Hardy? Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Helenium ‘Sombrero’ in the rain. Helenium ‘Sombrero’ Helenium ‘Sombrero’ Helenium ‘Sombrero’ Lonicera x americana…

…as crumpled as last years flowers. Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. australis ‘Satellite’ covered in flower. Magnolia virginiana var. australis…

…‘Lems Monarch’ at its very best. Rhododendron ‘Lems Monarch’ Rhododendron ‘Lems Monarch’ Flower buds appearing on Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’. Smaller but even bluer than Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’. Magnolia ‘Blue…

…obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’A proper evergreen with a large flower unlike our Magnolia virginiana by George’s Hut. The original virginiana was crushed in the 1990…

…‘over’! Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana now full out after its wind battering last week. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ is still…

…wasps. A great display for a Euonymus. Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis Still flowers on Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’. Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ A tail ender on Magnolia…

…the Auklandii Garden. A better blue than Hydrangea ‘Benelux’ or ‘Nikko Blue’ I think? Perhaps or perhaps the perfectly acidic soil here? Dad never gave it a name. best blue…

…Hebe x franciscana ‘Blue Gem’ Hebe x franciscana ‘Blue Gem’ Hydrangea ‘Love You Kiss’ just emerging. Hydrangea ‘Love You Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ in full shade. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ Hydrangea ‘R.F. Felton’…

…colour and the new growth is perfect now for Asia to start cuttings going again. Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Magnolia x brooklynensis…

…flowers still on Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’. It has been out for three to four weeks. Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ A flower on one of the younger Magnolia dealbata. The older tree…

…americanus – Kankakee form Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) is an impressive species. Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) Trachycarpus wagnerianus in flower above the…

…x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ flowering nicely with bluish new growth. A Glendoick cross planted in 2017. Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ The bed…

…williamsianum Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ is more of a brown halo so far but rather earlier to produce flowers than other forms of M. virginiana. Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia…

…we know, no seed sets on this ancient tree. Lithocarpus cleistocarpus Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ nearly out. Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Photinia davidsoniae in flower by George’s Hut. Photinia davidsoniae…

…in the sunlight. Bark interesting too. Magnolia virginiana Magnolia virginiana Magnolia virginiana I fear the frost has got the lower down buds on Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ which would normally be…

…seedling which is much better than any of the plants in the main garden. Magnolia virginiana seedling Magnolia virginiana seedling Magnolia virginiana seedling Right next to the beehives is a…

…standing the test of time. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ is also out early and a good blue. Perhaps the best hydrangea on the drive today….

…growing. Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ – taller growing and very floriferous. Not quite as dark as Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’? Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender…

…Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’. Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Flowers just out on Ehretia dicksonii. Ehretia dicksonii Ehretia dicksonii Another good sizes truss on a later flowering Rhododendron maddenii. Rhododendron maddenii…

…Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ Hard pruning of Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (yellow) on the Main Ride. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (yellow) The Magnolia delavayi which split in…