9th April

…on our travels. Prunus ‘Matsumae-Asami’ Prunus ‘Matsumae-Asami’ Rhododendron ‘Queen Wilhelmina’ – colour changes as the flower fades. Rhododendron ‘Queen Wilhelmina’ Rhododendron ‘Queen Wilhelmina’ Rhododendron orbiculare x ‘Richard Gill’ – leaves…

6th April

…the greenhouse yesterday is exactly the same as our elderly plants above the Crinodendum Hedge. Azalea ‘Azuma Kagami’ Azalea ‘Azuma Kagami’ Azalea ‘Azuma Kagami’ A cut vase of Salix hookeriana…

5th April

…stipulacea from Bonython. Senna stipulacea var. stipulacea Azaleas from Polly Cooke which are verified Wilson 50 varieties. Azaelea ‘Azuma-Kagami’. Azaelea ‘Azuma-Kagami’ Azaelea ‘Azuma-Kagami’ Azalea ‘Hoo’ – Wilson No. 9 from…

18th July

…as ‘Love and Wishes’ perhaps? Salvia ‘Amistad’ Salvia ‘Amistad’ 2017 – CHW A garden tour with some South Africans who live in the UK for painfully obvious reasons.A plant of…

22nd September

…flowers out. Eucryphia lucida x cordifolia Sorbus needhami with fruits even though still in pots. Sorbus needhami Sorbus needhami First fruits on a pot grown Malus toringo. Malus toringo Also…

3rd April

…Azalea ‘Azuma-kagami’ Azalea ‘Azuma-kagami’ A few pictures of daffodils in clumps in Kennel Close. Others are over but not these: Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus…

22nd November

…2018 by ‘The Beast’. Aralia vietnamensis Lindera obtusiloba with next year’s buds showing amid the yellow. Lindera obtusiloba Lindera obtusiloba Alniphyllum aff. eberhartii still in full leaf – no flowers…

24th September

…E Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ too has a secondary flush of flowers as a result of the wet July. Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ has just the odd secondary flower amid the…

5th March 1897 – 2020

…survived from what was originally a clump. red hybrid red hybrid Another pink hybrid amid a clump of FJW seedlings. pink hybrid pink hybrid Amid the rain the magnolias stand…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…before we set out. rare oddments I suddenly spot a really good large Paeony form double red camellia amid the ancient Camellia japonicas outside the back yard. It is a…

20th December

…nataleinsis Amicia Zygomeris still with a flower out Amicia Zygomeris The first Helleborus niger to come out into flower Helleborus niger *If you want to see more of the cycads…

14th January 1897- 2020

…week so this may be the last we see of them. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa 2018 – CHW Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Aureomarginatus’ is making a nice show amid the showers. Not…

22nd October

…fortnight since I last photographed these plants. Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Saxifraga fortunei ‘Shiranami’ literally plastered in flower with no leaves showing….

10th April

…palmatum ‘Kamagata’ Acer palmatum ‘Okagami’ and Acer shirasawanum ‘Jordan’ Acer palmatum ‘Okagami’ and Acer shirasawanum ‘Jordan’ A nice leaf combination too with Aralia elata ‘Aureovariegata’ and Aralia elata ‘Variegata’. Aralia…

25th May

…azalea deciduous azalea Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ is one I normally miss over Chelsea week. Very fine here with a hint of a yellow stripe amid the dark purple. Rhododendron ‘Glendoick…

30th April

…if correctly labelled? Paeonia ‘Oukan’ Paeonia ‘Oukan’ Paeonia ‘Oukan’ Paeonia ‘Isononami’ Paeonia ‘Isononami’ Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii – a very fine large flowered form Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii – a…

29th April

…clump now. Rhododendron williamsianum Rhododendron williamsianum Rhododendron schlippenbachii by the pump house. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Rhododendron concinnum by the pond. Rhododendron concinnum Rhododendron makinoi is a very shy flowerer amid its…

5th July

…in the year in this heatwave. Not quite the same colour or foliage to ours here so perhaps a hybrid. Buddleia salvifolia Buddleia salvifolia Amicia zygomeris in the back of…

22nd January

…off the lake by their parents amid a lot of noise and flapping of wings. nine young swans nine young swans The accumulation of sand blown from the beach onto…

25th December

…bank amid an array of leaves. A new self-sown clump here. Cyclamen coum Several flowers on several of the Magnolia grandifloras. Not unusual in recent mild winters but unbelievable to…