…Schmetterling’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ has a little pink to it when first out in the tunnels. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Loropetalum ‘Carolina Moonlight’ was new to the catalogue last…

…are described a little vaguely and there is no reference to the bare and leafless winter stems on our P. taxifolia. Prumnopitys taxifolia Prumnopitys taxifolia Prumnopitys taxifolia Prumnopitys taxifolia Young…

…little. The.jardins-du-monde.be site has a picture of a yellowish azalea with this name but the colours are nothing like the orange tones of our plants. The Queen Mother’s 1984 planted…

…in 2013/4 and was badly scarred and leafless with dieback in March 2018. Surprisingly it has recovered and has grown on 3 or 4ft in height. Although a little frosted…

…showing colour in past years in early January and was a little surprised to see these pictures taken in late February which is a bit later than normal for a…

…Hillier’ showing a little more pink than usual. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ – excellent! Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’…

…but the pair of swans are seeing them off in a fury of flapping wings. geese Another nice little bit of history. This Massey Ferguson tractor was first bought and…

…as little traffic as in April 2020 at the start of the pandemic. By 12.00 the storm had gone through and was just a windy day with sun and squalls…

…yellow and much larger flowers than ever before. Michelia martinii Jaimie’s new magnolia hybrid is stunning even if blown open a little early. This is its third year of flowering…

…Aso’ A little colour showing already on Magnolia ‘Leonora’ near the Kennels. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Early flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’. Out below White Styles in a windy spot well…

…Magnolia ‘Little Starlet’/ unknown parentage, most likely a hybrid between M laevifolia and M compressa Magnolia sp. Ogisu 700 / Magnolia sinensis Ogisu 700, from Sichuan M. yuyuanensis x insignis…

…George’s Hut untouched by frost. Persea indica Persea indica Buds swelling on Lindera communis. Lindera communis Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ showing very little yellow this year in its blown open…

…australis stumps A birdbath full of water (and growing grass) almost into June. No chance at all of this in the last 2 years. birdbath full of water 2023 –…

…Amelanchier florida earlier this year hoping that their fruits might turn out to be different as I could see little difference in their flowers. A. florida has slightly more pinkish…

…of GHJ’s 4957 by Front Gate (8 bulbs and stock). The weather has been bad all the month. Little gale damage to date. Bad year for horse chestnuts but good…

…February can strip the leaves occasionally but they soon reshoot with a little die back. The seed pods look impressive but, in our climate, no seed ever sets. This species…

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ The second and later flowering Schefflera delavayi is now full out in Donkey Shoe. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi A little autumn colour on Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’. Quercus…

…which way. Far too little is said about the students and young people who have done so much to foster and cause the new outbreaks which we must now all…

…with little light as we know from their last gift which was much admired by house visitors in the spring. This is a different form with longer flowers. Medinella ‘J’adore’…

…and nearly also a mature aesculus. Here is the proof!The old monkey puzzle above the Tennis Court has been felled and cleared up. Very little damage to any nearby plants….