…Carpinus japonica Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Magnolia ‘Vulcans Forge’ flowering for the first time. Magnolia ‘Vulcans Forge’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia ‘Black…

…Viburnum harryanum nearly out. Very rounded leaves. Viburnum harryanum Viburnum harryanum 2023 – CHW Magnolia ‘Olav Kallenberg’ nearly over. (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’). Above Crinodendron Hedge….

…to flower. Sorbus megalocarpa Rhododendron wadanum – our clump of 3 is down to only 2. Rhododendron wadanum Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ – the leaves darken with age. Staphylea colchica…

…first plants in stock of Pseudotaxus chienii. Pseudotaxus chienii First flowers here on Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’ Weigelia ‘Black and White’ nicely out. Weigelia ‘Black and White’ Attractive…

…Pseudotaxus chienii with attractive new growth. Pseudotaxus chienii New growth on a young Carya ovata. Carya ovata 2022 – CHW Jaimie sends me this picture of a blackbird nesting for…

…(syn. ‘Black Dragon’) just out above the gents loos. Wisteria floribunda ‘Violacea Plena’ 2022 – CHW Why are hen pheasants so random and inept at making nests? hen pheasants Maddenia…

…behind last year in terms of visitor numbers.Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ is performing better than I dared imagine. Only six weeks ago half the buds were black / dead / on…

…eriogynum by the pond. Nearly black in bud and very late season. Rhododendron eriogynum Rhododendron eriogynum Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ covered in flower and growing well unlike the one we…

…of Malvern House in the village. Sedum album Sedum album Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ a brilliant blue lacecap set against its black stems. Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Hydrangea…

…by Dad). The film was a flop with lots of black and white running about on the cliffs in semi darkness. You can see it occasionally on channel ‘97’ on…

…Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ living up to its name. No sign of fading to green here. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Indigofera himachalensis (from Roundabarrow nurseries) flowering properly for the first…

…black at first then fading to red while others stay black? Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Strobilanthes wallichii has grown now to a decent size and its flowers are…

…2 years ago. Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ A new side roof on the side of the Blacksmith’s Shop. Storm Eunice damage to the scantle slate that was there…

…Plenty of variation I do not know what this plant with clover flowers is? I do not know I do not know Agave angustifolia. Agave angustifolia Black tomatoes. Black tomatoes…

…flower heads on Araucaria araucana Fuschia ‘Blacky’ – should sell well! Fuschia ‘Blacky’ A pied wagtail fledgling in the Back Yard. pied wagtail pied wagtail pied wagtail 2022 – CHW…

…date. Phygelius aequalis The Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ has had a generous clipping. RJW appears to have done ‘gardening’ during an earlier visit this year. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ A gorgeous dark maroon, red-black…

…pigeon. It’s actually the odious black backed gull and this took place in Bristol where RJW photographed it. A seagull eats a pigeon Decent growth for the first time for…

…says it should have a blacker stem? Agapanthus ‘Graphite White’ Agapanthus ‘Graphite White’ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Magical Tinkerbell’. An odd name for a rather indifferent flower! Hydrangea arborescens ‘Magical Tinkerbell’ Hydrangea…

…comes from the Azores and only one of the three original plantings has made a decent plant. More or less evergreen with black fruits. Vaccinum cylindraeceum Vaccinum cylindraeceum Vaccinum cylindraeceum…

…spring. It is already a huge 6ft tall multibranched plant with a woody stem lower down and attractive black spotting on the stems of younger growth. We knew it was…