…florida ‘Daybreak’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ The view from the drive across to Giddle Orchard shows the second flush of magnolias. The first two were out a month ago and are…

…one is ‘Pink Snowbell’ which has very dark leaves but is only really pink in bud. ‘Pink Snowbell’ ‘Pink Snowbell’ Euptelia polyandra with a second flush of good new growth…

…is now shedding its first flush of flowers onto the newly swept drive. unnamed Camellia x williamsii unnamed Camellia x williamsii First buds to show on Camellia ‘Tiffany’. Camellia ‘Tiffany’…

…counterpart next door has already shed most of its flush of flowers in the wind. Plenty of that in another drab week of gales, wind and no sun. Camellia saluenensis…

…First flowers on the forsythia. We saw this sparse early flowering last year as well although the main flush came two months later. forsythia The fuchsias still soldier on with…

…‘Sunsation’ Magnolia ‘Sunsation’ Philadelphus satsumi about to come out. Philadelphus satsumi Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ had flowers at Christmas on a leafless bush. First flush of flower again now. Fuchsia magellanica…

…Wadebridge is the first flower show casualty but we expect to hear, any moment, that Chelsea is off too. So time to look at a few of the secondary flush…

…last very dry summer. In the main they were out at the same time as the main flush of the other Chinese species rather than earlier as in 2018. 4….

…cup on our behalf from David Millais Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’, ‘Genie’, ‘Margaret Helen’, ‘Tikitere’ and ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’, ‘Hot Flush’, ‘Yuchelia’, ‘Banana Split’, ‘Tropicana’ and ‘Lemon Star’ 2021 –…

…first then changing to white with a pink flush. Very garden worthy and attractive. Both these Sorbus were gifts to us from Trevor Green. The adjacent Sorbus ‘Golden Wonder’ is…