…JCW Magnolias kobus, salicifolia, halleana, conspicua, brozzoni, soulangeana and denudata all showing flowers after the frost. 1922 – JCW Hard frost which cuts the bloom but is a dry frost,…

…and definitely earlier than many years. I used to think that the cold vernalised snowdrops into springing into flower but we have had only 1 days frost (a month ago)…

…flowers which I failed to capture before they were frosted and then blown away. Some frost damage can be seen here. Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Vaccinum megaphyllum with nearly ripe…

…Park. Too much of a frost pocket for magnolias but these cherries will flower (hopefully) too late in the spring to be caught by frosts. 2020 – CHW So we…

…the odd magnolia. Views Views Pinus montezuma untouched by frost. Pinus montezuma The evergreen Acer oblongifolium with attractive new growth. It struggles here and will not make anything like this….

…For the acer care article – frost damage to emerging acer leaves. frost damage to emerging acer leaves Rhododendron ‘Olympic Lady’ – a williamsianum hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Olympic Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Pook’…

…frosted Gunnera manicata below the Kennels. As ever the bottom of Old Park has caught what little frost we have had this week. Elsewhere in the country everyone is moaning….

…frost damage below White Styles. frost damage Magnolia ‘Susannah Van Veen’ – the New Zealand cross akin to ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Susannah Van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…20 years ago and now large impressive shrubs. camellia x williamsii ‘J. C. Williams’ Signs of recent frost but camellias are resilient! Signs of recent frost 2024 – CHW During…

…Ginkgo biloba fell as the sunshine caught the frost. They literally crackled to the ground. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica. Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica An immature pigeon squab dead…

…not had a frost yet! Another youngish plant also has a flower or two below the main ride. Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia ‘March till frost’ 1972 – FJW Cold…

…Very early year until frost. 1985 – FJW My father A.M.W died. 1965 – FJW Snow all day. 7 degrees of frost. 1958 – FJW Came back from Plymouth to…

…lined shredding bark like a Heptacodium miconioides trunk. Some wind/frost damage to the huge blue-green leaves but the flower spikes in full flower up high. Why does our Schima wallichii…

…flowers (Camellia japonica x Camellia lutchuensis). Quite nice but not that special a colour. Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ Alarmingly a few leaves have come out already on Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’…

…and Sutchuenense, Red Admiral etc. Far too early. Trewidden Argenteum has been first class.1969 – FJW First snowdrops.1958 – FJW Period of frost and snow left. 8° frost – little…

…frost but enough to put paid to the two magnolias outside the yard. Further up in the garden they are still fine as you can see from the Magnolia campbellii…

…hellebores and, unlike others, was totally undamaged. One to get into our catalogue. Helleborus ‘Pink Frost’ Helleborus ‘Pink Frost’ Helleborus ‘Pink Frost’ Trillium chloropetalum is not one we stock but…

…Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ The Echiums have taken a real battering in the frost. Echiums Echiums Hydrangea aspera ‘Kawakamii’ well frosted too. Hydrangea aspera ‘Kawakamii’ 2021 – CHW The third day…

…don’t think I saw it in September/ October so a positive feature of the early summer drought? A frost will not now harm it. Quercus insignis Quercus insignis Raf Lenaerts…

…flower, and primulinum. 1906 – JCW No frost and begonia etc etc V.G. Sweet peas just over. 1905 – JCW First hard and white frost knocked out the gunnera. No…