…x superba ‘Nicoline’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Campanula still in flower after a mild winter. Campanula Pieris japonica ‘Taiwanensis Group’ in flower…

…The tender Quercus fleuryi has survived the winter so far. Quercus fleuryi Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ at its absolute best. Planted only in 2016. Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’ Camellia…

…was pollarded last winter. Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Firmania simplex struggling into leaf. At Ventnor Botanic’s this is a small tree. I do not think it can survive with us unfortunately…

…away after this winter pruning which has clearly revitalised them. Exochorda Styrax wuyuanensis in full flower. Last year, after its lower branches were cut off, it flowered very sparsley. Styrax…

…monogyna (hawthorn) laden with seeds for the thrushes and other winter migrant birds. Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn) laden with seeds Sorbus aucuparia (mountain ash) with perhaps the finest crop of all….

…end of the embothrium which has been so splendid in recent years. It died over winter. These trees live only 30 years or so as we have proved yet again….

…Eucryphia glutinosa Eucryphia glutinosa 36 acres of the winter corn at Rosevallon cut and the straw bailed up before it came into rain. Arthur’s attempts to install solar panels to…

…down at all in the winter. An attractive colour combination with the red corolla fading to blueish-purple. I cannot find this one in my reference books. It will be a…

…featured/photographed this year. 1989 – FJW Harvest all in – very very dry – spring barley poor, winter barley good. 1950 – CW First lapageria out 2 days ago. Eucryphia…

…the rains. Hopefully time for this to harden off before winter. Quercus liebmannii Quercus liebmannii The sun catches the undersides of the leaves of Rhododendron ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ below Hovel…

…along here this winter to tree conifers encroaching laurels and a large set of regrowth from an old oak stump getting in the way. Taxus baccata ‘Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Aurea’…

…was only named recently for us but JCW records its name correctly. Quercus uvarifolius is very tender and frequently cut to the ground in cold winters. Quercus uvarifolius Quercus uvarifolius…

…winter having finally achieved flowering size. Magnolia conifera var. chingii Lindera reflexa which has failed here. Lindera reflexa Lindera reflexa Quercus liucotrichocarpa Quercus liucotrichocarpa Quercus liucotrichocarpa Quercus liucotrichocarpa Carmichaelia odorata…

…even after a mild winter and only one plant in the trios has generally survived. Vigorous new growth now from the survivors now but no flowers as yet. The foliage…

…looked tender but survived the winter here. Hypericum canariense Hypericum canariense Poterium spinosum – Prickly burnet from Crete looks a peculiar and nasty little plant. Seeds forming but missed the…

…tree as Cedrus atlantica but, although green needled in winter, its new growth is certainly now a glaucous blue. Perhaps not as blue as our other Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ trees…

…flowers full out despite the cold winter. Puya chilensis Puya chilensis Luma chequen just coming out as a huge bush 20ft tall and wide. Luma chequen Luma chequen Puya assurgens…

…is now reshooting vigorously especially lower down. large clump of Pieris Several dead new Buddleia species and varieties even after such a mild winter. Several dead new Buddleia species To…

…be more widely grown.Now that the gardens are closed we can concentrate on the new plague of young grey squirrels which has suddenly appeared despite the cold winter. I saw…

…to reach the top of the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’. I guess it did not have to die down at all in the mild winter so is now full out earlier…