…their scent.Camellia ‘Tricolor’ full out by the side door. One of the very last camellias to perform. Camellia ‘Tricolor’ Camellia ‘Tricolor’ Increasingly this looks like our only plant of Spiraea…

…less dieback. Nevertheless the blue lacecap flowers set against the yellow edged leaves is an excellent contrast. Hydrangea ‘Tricolor’ Hydrangea ‘Tricolor’ Hydrangea ‘Tricolor’ 2015 – CHW In Kennel Close planting…

…sylvatica. Aesculus x glaucescens Aesculus x glaucescens A single secondary flower on Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’. Rather a darker colour than its spring flowers. In most instances secondary flowers are paler than…

…for the first time. A peculiar mix but both parents recognisable. A rare and not especially interesting collector’s item. x Sorbopyrus auricularis x Sorbopyrus auricularis First time flowering that I…

…Carya cordiformis Ilex cerasifolia from Brazil which has survived the winter and now with red new growth. Ilex cerasifolia Ilex cerasifolia I have stated to concentrate on the rather dull…

…next year from Asia’s successful propagation. A dense, squat, low growing and spreading species which would do well as a windbreak as it is here. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex…

…frames. (M. x soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ x M. ‘Iolanthe’). Not yet a representative flower or a decent one when I check the reference books. Magnolia ‘Romina’s Pink’ This is labelled…

…flower still properly out on Magnolia laevigata but seed pods forming too. Magnolia laevigata Magnolia laevigata Plenty of seed pods on Styrax obassia and nearly ripe already. Styrax obassia Styrax…

…both to birds and small boys. Much enjoyed with my cornflakes. Rubus tricolor Rubus tricolor Evidence of the German film makers’ fake flowers in the Hydrangea seemanii. Hydrangea seemanii 1984…

…Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis…