…and a blue sky. Jaimie discovers a grass snake emerging from hibernation rather earlier in the year than normal. grass snake A huge limb collapsed, but still hanging onto the…

…Road. Perhaps Narcissus x intermedius? narcissus Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ and Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ – blue and yellow work well together here. Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ and Metasequoia glyptostroboides…

…well out now too against a cold blue sky. Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ has been out for weeks. Still holding up well despite all the east wind and some…

…– medium-tall growing. Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ – taller growing and very floriferous. Not quite as dark as Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’? Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’…

…flowering dark blue purple. Quite a show in a herbaceous border for September and growing to about two feet. Agastache ‘Blackadder’ Agastache ‘Blackadder’ Pennisetum ‘Sky Rocket’ has an attractive variegated…

…Ruby’ x ‘F J Williams’ Tom Hudson’s gift of three Rhododendron ririei have never looked better. Rhododendron ririei Bluebells well up. Bluebells Narcissus cyclamineus looking very fine in the sun….

…pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Raspberry Ice’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ – another plant which shows up well in a tent. Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ Acer shirasawanum ‘Moonrise’…

…down 18 months ago. The foliage has gone a bit yellowish as a result. Camellia ‘Jovey Carlyon’ Red sky over the castle today. Red sky Later in the morning the…

…Sky’ (it was not – quite the reverse opposite Tesco’s today!) ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Cream Abundance’ – sadly no scent in the rain. ‘Cream Abundance’ ‘Cream Abundance’ A very…

…‘Blue Giant’ would make an easy spring bulb pot sale with little effort. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Rhododendron Nimrod Group was very…