3rd August

hydrangea but I prefer larger leaved Hydrangea sargentiana. Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group A raven feeding a single youngster by the Top Lodge…

27th June

…in the shade Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ looks great. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ is a funny mix of pink and blue flower ‘starburst’ heads but very pretty in its…

10th July

…‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ Hydrangea ‘R F Felton’ is another good paleish but imposing blue mophead. Hydrangea ‘R F Felton’ Hydrangea ‘R F Felton’ Hydrangea ‘R F Felton’ Buddleia…

3rd July

…fashionable (lacecap) Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’. Very like the Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosumi’ in my old hydrangea reference book in fact! Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ 2016 –…

12th August

…Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ planted in 1996 and now in need of pruning back. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ – likewise. Hydrangea paniculata…

27th August

…sparkle to use them to their full potential. blue flowering hydrangea blue flowering hydrangea blue flowering hydrangea blue flowering hydrangea 2018 – CHW Schefflera aff. mynocarpa has a flower head…

2nd August

…sun. Opening white, then a hint of pink, then pinkish allover. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ – a newer…

19th July

Hydrangea Hydrangea ‘Quadricolour’. Hydrangea ‘Quadricolour’ Hydrangea ‘Quadricolour’ Good large flowers on a clump of Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ cut down 2 years ago. Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ A new…

23rd July

…Magnolia mote. Magnolia mote Another of Maurice Foster’s Hydrangea aspera introductions. Hydrangea aspera Seed on Camellia yunnanensis. Camellia yunnanensis seed We saw one more species of Meliosma with gigantic leaves…

24th September

…oak tree. I think it is Hydrangea serratifolia x Hydrangea peruviana but need to check. Hydrangea serratifolia x Hydrangea peruviana Hydrangea serratifolia x Hydrangea peruviana This elderly Camellia x williamsii…