…unless the pheasants get at them first. SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Primrose’ SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ – I do not really like common (vulgaris) lilacs because they remind me of…

…clumps amid the rocks in a bit more wind shelter. Silene vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Silene vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Scilla verna also growing in profusion on the cliffs alongside bluebells which…

…which I have caught a bit earlier this year. The yellow soon fades off in the sun but the scent is good. Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris…

…The stunning red flowers of Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’. Trillium luteum Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ The novel and unusual Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Greenapples’. [ALONGSIDE] The new to us Centaurea ‘Jordy’. Aquilegia…

…of late flowering camellia. unnamed vase of late flowering camellia Just outside Ruan Lanihorne I stop and photograph a Syringa vulgaris which I think may well be ‘Madame Antoine Buchner’….

…Chelsea a week ago but it flopped in the heat and had to be binned before judging. Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ Azalea ‘Gena Mae’ is a gorgeous orange…

…vulgaris ‘Silver Fox’ Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Fox’ We have over 200 new catalogue entries already and plenty more I expect to go into proof number two but, this year, we…

…Raphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ x Raphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ alongside Clianthus puniceus ‘Albus’. Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Antoine Buchner’ just coming out. A new entry in our 2021 catalogue….

…Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Rhododendron luteiflorum full out. Rhododendron luteiflorum First flowering of the double flowered Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ on Hovel Cart Road. Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ New…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHWCrataegus laevigata ‘Gireoudii’ full out. Crataegus laevigata ‘Gireoudii’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’ on…

…I think, Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’. Not a named variety which I have come across before. Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’ I had not seen John Whitehead, the former keeper and…

…with 20ft tall flowers fully out. Fucraea longaeva Fucraea longaeva Yucca rigida in flower. Yucca rigida At the entrance to Ventnor gardens an extraordinary sight. Dracunclus vulgaris in full flower…

…ibericum Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Drimys lanceolata ‘Red Spice’ –…

…‘Bartzella’ 2023 – CHW Over the next couple of days the idea is to catch up on our Syringa species which flower later than the Syringa vulgaris varieties that are…