19th June

…there is ‘nothing to see’! Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum The much frosted Gunnera manicata clump above the viscosum looks absolutely fine now. Gunnera manicata A Corylus avellana ‘Red…

11th June

…Cart Road. Viburnum parvifolium Aesculus turbinata in flower by the 4-in-Hand. Aesculus turbinata Pink and white forms of Azalea viscosum in Old Park. Pink and white forms of Azalea viscosum

15th May

…nice in the shade. Azalea viscosum hybrids Azalea viscosum hybrids The azalea which flowered at Christmas is now the only one in this clump of five fairly ordinary orange azaleas…

15th June

…is paler and a bit later to flower. Nice scent. Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum There are three separate clumps of Rhododendron indicum on the drive. Perhaps some are…

13th June

…and generally go unnoticed. Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum 2019 – CHW A horrid NE wind and quite a bit of twig debris on the paths but, at least,…

9th July

…the buds. Rather later into flower than the others we have seen over the last month. Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum A ‘spear thistle’ (Cirsium vulgare) nearby with butterflies which were…

3rd June

…white form is not. Rhododendron (or Azalea if you prefer) viscosum Rhododendron (or Azalea if you prefer) viscosum The Gunnera manicata clump has its toes in a spring. Gunnera manicata…

15th July

…and much later into flower than the several others we have seen earlier. Rhododendron viscosum Rhododendron viscosum A few odd seeds show up from last October’s flowers on Schima khasiana….

1st July

…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…

16th June

…Nepeta grandiflora ‘Dawn to Dusk’ Azalea viscosum is always a shy flowerer. This is a near white form unlike the pink one in the garden. Azalea viscosum Azalea viscosum 2016…