…white in the tunnels. Pennisetum ‘Sky Rocket’ Pennisetum ‘Sky Rocket’ Euphorbia cyparissus ‘Orange Man’ is not in flower but its feathery blue green leaves are attractive and certainly not obviously…

…Warren and Look Out fields. It is properly sheep fenced and now hosts many interesting wildflowers. earth bank This is Reseda luteola or dyer’s rocket which is a native biennial…

…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 frost. Magnolia…

…‘Titan’). Magnolia ‘Melon Sky’ Magnolia ‘Melon Sky’ Michelia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ finally out in flower. Michelia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ Michelia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ This is labelled Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ but…

…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 ripe fig on a rather…

…Abies grandis which fell 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…

…Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ – rather windblown. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ (Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia denudata) nearly full out and very dark against a dark sky….

…as it gets as I well remember from 3 years ago. Paul Young-Jamieson 2017 – CHW Glorious sun and a blue sky for the magnolias. I will let the pictures…

…48 hours.Embothrium lanceolatum against a blue sky. Embothrium lanceolatum Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ coming to its best. Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ next door to it nowhere near out. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Rhododendron…

…flowers. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ of 2008 vintage is coming into its own with 25 or so flowers and a blue sky. A different shape to ‘Caerhays Belle’…

…this year. Magnolia ‘J. C. Williams’ Magnolia ‘Philip’s Surprise’ with a blue sky. Magnolia ‘Philip’s Surprise’ 2024 – CHW The Garden Society Dinner in London and 4 species of Lindera…

…Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ A red sky as dawn breaks over Burncoose. red sky as dawn Viburnum × bodnantense ‘Dawn’ in fine flowering form. Viburnum × bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Three…

…usual. Billy Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ is finally out in full with a blue sky behind it. The ‘dog shit on stalks’ has largely blown away. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’…

…pulverulenta ‘Raspberry Ice’ [ALONGSIDE] Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Raspberry Ice’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ – another plant which shows up well in a tent. Cornus…

…a grey sky. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii The New Zealand made Kania 2000 trap is easily the best way to control squirrels. A good catch this week to save our…

…green today but will quickly fade to cream. Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ The two mature pink forms of Magnolia x veitchii are gorgeous against a blue sky. Magnolia x veitchii…

…in the garden. Good against a black sky. Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Phil Savage’s Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ is not that huge a flower really but a nice thing. (M. x soulangeana…

…1913 Magnolia campbellii approaches best against a (cold) blue sky. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ just opening. A fairly recent introduction here and good! Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia…

…the St Lucie cherry from central and southern Europe. Planted in far too prominent a position. Prunus mahaleb 2021 – CHW The yellowish Magnolia ‘Sundance’ against a blue sky. Magnolia…

…The big leafed rhodos Schefflera sp. nova (NJM 13.118) reaches for the sky. Schefflera sp. nova (NJM 13.118) One we missed with the Internation Oak Society – Lithocarpus fenestratus (NJM…