…Green from Yorkshire calls ‘hogwart’ in flower already. Normally full out late April or May. Astonishingly early. ‘hogwart’ ‘hogwart’ Not to be outdone for un-seasonality here is some ‘cow parsley’…

…on Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ about on a par to last year’s sighting. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Sycopsis tutcheri seems fully evergreen and now with red flowers which are actually…

…green leaves from last year on a young Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Snowdrops already over and setting seed. Snowdrops The first ‘wild’ daffodils are just out (late) by the Four…

…has its first few flowers by the Green Gate. Donation only performs later here and well after many of the original Caerhays x williamsii camellias are in their prime. Camellia…

…still green. Trochodendron araliodes Trochodendron araliodes 2017 – CHW A sunny day and mild to start with. The Rhododendron mucronulatums are nearly over but the new season’s growth is already…

…ago for want of something to do with it when it was too big to remain in the greenhouse. As its name implies, it is clearly a conservatory plant. Nevertheless…

…I have seen a few in the green in the summer, but never fully ripe as here. This was the first plant of the batch to flower in September (pale…

…until they are old enough to fruit properly. Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Quercus rhysophylla ‘Maya’ fully evergreen and growing well. No sign of new growth yet and stem/trunk still green….

…good Burncoose seller if we grew it. We should! Individual male and female flowers I believe. Ercilla volubilis I think. evergreen climber evergreen climber evergreen climber Words fail me to…

…plant put in in 1961. Not as horrid as some evergreen camellias. Camellia japonica ‘Variegata’ Camellia japonica ‘Variegata’ Azara integrifolia var brownea with wonderful scent. Azara integrifolia var brownea Then…

…of his Michelia champaca flowering in his greenhouse after 15 years. Michelia champaca 2022 – CHW This mahonia on Bond Street is flowering for the first time. A gift from…

…now full out above the greenhouse. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ First flower out on the garden form of Camellia reticulata above the Aucklandii Garden. Camellia reticulata The Malus have…

…Then a viewing of the evergreen oaks above the greenhouse to marry up with those photographed recently above Crinodendron Hedge. Lithocarpus corneus (label missing) Multi stemmed with bark much more…

…‘Dawn’ 2021 – CHW The first snowdrops really are out. snowdrops The Trevanion holly on the drive is shedding a lot of green leaves. We have seen this before on…

…above the top wall has well developed flower clusters for the spring as well as equally impressive clusters of not quite yet ripe seeds. Some brown but mostly still green….

…a greenhouse. Yellow flowers with red stamens. Rhododendron sororium A youngish and new Camellia ‘Volunteer’ is full out. The flowers fade as you can see here and change colour. As…

…which have recently been trimmed up and thinned. Horrid squirrel damage Horrid squirrel damage Lindera angustifolia with fine autumn colour in the sun. Lower down the leaves are still green….

…lost only its header and is already recovering and reshooting vigorously at the top of the small tree. The roe deer have consumed the very last green shoot/ leaf on…

…small ripe quinces on Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’. We saw more of these earlier in the autumn when still green. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ View 3rd January 1897 – 2020…

…Ghost’ now full out above the greenhouses. Is it really any different from our old friend Daphne bholua ‘Alba’? Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ First few sweetly scented flowers on…