…white I thought? Rhododendron ‘Ptarmigan’ Rhododendron ‘Grace Seabrook’ – a very fine red hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Grace Seabrook’ Rhododendron ‘Grace Seabrook’ Eucryphia cordifolia with huge leaves. Much larger leaves than on…

…Rookery Nursery bed. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Camellia ‘Grace Albritton’ on Rookery Path is late flowering with pinkish outer petals. Camellia ‘Grace…

…sellowiana Clematis x durandii and Acca sellowiana 2020 – CHW Cotinus ‘Grace’ with its second set of new growth Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ The flower heads are left as skeletons…

…Quercus phellos Cotinus ‘Grace’ with rather disappointing autumn colour this year. Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus coggygria has at least some decent yellow leaves. Cotinus coggygria Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ has…

…president’s lunch ends with Monty Don being awarded a Victoria Medal of Honour. (He is the late Peter Seabrook’s successor to this award). Hurriedly we get under way and my…

…‘Grace’ with a mixture of colour. ‘Scarlet’ says Hillier’s but it is more than this today here. Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ turns a vivid yellow with us despite its…

…japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Grace Abviton’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Pearl’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Tregrehan’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia x…

…the cash point today. Pyrus colleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Pyrus colleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Cotinus ‘Grace’ is equally good alongside it. Cotinus ‘Grace’ Deutzia crenata ‘Nikko’ with a lovely reddish-purple hue as well. One…

…up. Pyracantha berries Cotinus ‘Grace’ turning colour nicely but not yet at its best. Cotinus ‘Grace’ We grow many different Corokias and Coprosmas very well but they simply do not…

…years ago. A florist’s potful originally and now a half decent plant on Rookery Path. Christmas azaleas Camellia ‘Grace Arbritton’ still with decent flowers below Rookery Path. Camellia ‘Grace Arbritton’…

…anyway. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ The first magnolia which we planted at Belvoir as a present to Her Grace, Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ just about to come out. Perhaps 15 years…

…the Gill hybrids of old. These magnificent trees with creamy or red flowers still grace the top of the garden here but many were lost in the 1990 hurricane. The…

…of the stump of a long dead Pinus radiata are just coming out. The very last big flowered rhododendron to grace the season. ‘Polar Bear’ will be out here and…

…to grace us with a scented flowering in November. This is a Japanese species which makes its designated flowering season even odder. At the nursery it seldom flowers in a…

…– CHW Quite a few things out by the front door.Dahlia tenuicaulis finally has a decent flower. A single pinkish-purple which will grace Christmas Day. Dahlia tenuicaulis Dahlia tenuicaulis The…

…sprengeri ‘Diva’ on the drive has been blown open and severely damaged in the cold north winds. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Lamellyn’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Lamellyn’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Lamellyn’ Camellia ‘Grace Bunton’ has…

…then) was a rather poorly coloured Magnolia campbellii. The four 1920’s planted magnolias in this clearing have now all been identified. The wedding magnolias nearly all survive to grace the…

…dull by comparison but a larger and floppier flower than Magnolia x loebneri ‘Mags Pirouette’ which is, I think, the best selection from a very good bunch to grace any…