…the Hovel. Superb as usual. Deutzia ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia ‘Strawberry Fields’ First flowering of three small Rhododendron cumberlandense. One more red than the others which have a yellowish orange flash….

…Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Gibraltar – five plants in this group mysteriously dead Azalea ‘Gibraltar’ Strawberry Ice – the best of the five separate clumps today Azalea ‘Strawberry Ice’ Azalea…

…few photographs of some new plants for the 2018 mail order catalogue:Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ opens white and then develops a delicate pink tinge. Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Parkinsonia…

…Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ 2017 – CHW Tom Hudson gave us this pink lapageria two or three years ago. To my surprise it has suddenly…

…Opal’ x M. sprengeri var elongata). Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ form Lunaplant (M. ‘Purple Globe’ x M. ‘Joe McDaniel’). An odd but not unpleasant colour mix. Magnolia ‘Strawberry…

…– CHW Two cherry trees by the sales point are superb today. Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’). Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’…

…Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Camellia japonica ‘Strawberry Parfait’ with a variety of different coloured flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Strawberry Parfait’ Camellia japonica ‘Strawberry Parfait’ Camellia japonica ‘Strawberry Parfait’ The…

…new addition to the Burncoose offering. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ (M. ‘Pickard’s Opal’ x M. sprengeri var. elongata) is starting to make…

…on the drive. Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Styrax formosanus var. formosanus now full out. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Styrax…

…that the name originated. Not so sure now. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ 2016 – CHW The great joy of gardening is to inspect recent new…

…rather than an autumn one but not bad at all. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ Nearby is a good young plant of Podocarpus acutifolius which has…

…which are just as good as the ones listed above:Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ with both green and variegated foliage but no…

…gift from Squadron Leader George Witherwick who owned Trelean garden. Aesculus turbiniata Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ with early autumnal colours or is it sickly? Not sure. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ 2019 –…

…drive. Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ So the ilex and Photinia investigation continues with Tom Hudson. We decide that all five of the ilex in…

…‘Strawberry’ Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ The quince is, once again, fully laden with fruits. quince The third grass cut at Tin Garden so we are now ready to plant the new…

…the Isla Rose isn’t that exciting. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ certainly is although only one flower. Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’…

…of the bunch. Certainly a great contrast between leaf and flower as the name implies. Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’)…

…Camellia reticulata Camellia reticulata No ice on the lake and most of the earlier flooding has subsided. the lake A large Pinus insignis has snapped off in Lower Hellens in…

…Azara dentata Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ at its best. Pinkish in bud. Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron valentianum is an elderly low mound. Rhododendron valentianum Rhododendron valentianum 2019 –…

…Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ 2018 – CHW Last week’s heatwave while we were away in Ireland has certainly brought the rhodos rushing out but with a short…