…CHW Still the cold north wind persists but only a little sleet.Old Park is still completely frosted but I do manage to see just coming out:Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold…

…flowering of another of Jaimie and Michael’s magnolia crosses. Last year it was frosted in bud. The cross was between Magnolia ‘Atlas’ (seed parent) and Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’…

…pre-Christmas flowers have been frosted or rain damaged as you can see. Last year several of the 5 still had flowers out in January. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Flowering here…

…Clearly the stoat had to try again quickly for a fresh meal. stoat The first and rather small / slightly frosted flower on Jaimie’s 2009 cross between Magnolia ‘Atlas’ and…

…growth on the main stem. Magnolia ‘Serenade’ Magnolia ‘Serenade’ Three plants of Rhododendron morii. New growth frosted on one, but not on its neighbour and the third plant has not…

…duclouxii have been frosted. Catalpa duclouxii First flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Debbie’ Ehretia thyrsiflora still in full leaf but has caught the frost as…

…japonica Magnolia ‘Tinkerbelle’ is not at all bad. Magnolia ‘Tinkerbelle’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ has been frosted. Supposedly this is Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’. The pictures on the…

…The first Aesculus hippocastanum into leaf is, as usual, the one below the main fernery. Aesculus hippocastanum 2021 – CHW Everything frosted in Old Park below the top path, but…

…‘Diva’. Often frosted or blown away, it is quite splendid today in the sun. unnamed seeding hybrid unnamed seeding hybrid First flowers I have seen (and rather later than usual…

…water pipe Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ now well frosted Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ The one flower on the Arum Lily now deceased. Arum Lily First colour showing on Daphne…