…Sapium sebiferum Melicytus crassifolius with white fruits which have black markings. Despite its scruffy and leafless appearance this has doubled in size in 3 years. More fruits than ever before….

…mildly of face cream. Bowkeria verticellata Bowkeria verticellata Delphinium ‘Bolero’ is a double lavender blue but not quite out yet. Dwarfish growing. Delphinium ‘Bolero’ We have all voted Brexit in…

…– FJW 10 degrees frost beginning of cold spell and easterly gales. 1941 – CW Camellias out – oleifera, double white (Engine House), and a few speciosa hybrids. Cam sasanqua…

…feeling the frost. Erica darleyense quite nice. Some lapagerias left and odd roses. Plenty of Camellias out, a big vase cut both speciosa hybrids and early double white from below…

…Jaimie and Michael are very good at making these. Christmas Wreath Squirrel traps operating well in this cold snap. Here a double whammy with conkers being the attraction. Squirrel traps…

…Solanum pyracanthum Prostanthera baxteri looked very tender. Another new species. Prostanthera baxteri Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ – a good double yellow. Paeonia ‘Bartzella’ 2023 – CHW Over the next couple of days…

…it appears to have vanished! The new multispan tunnel for growing on herbaceous plants is now built and potting is commencing. Cost £10k which is about double what I was…

…sasanqua including Delavay’s decorum, and the Maddeni hybrid in the hall. 1918 – JCW The Engine House double white camellia is beautiful. R dahuricum and R mucronulatum are fairly good….

…rhododendrons in flower: Rhododendron ‘Fastuosum flore pleno’ The double ponticum Rhododendron ‘Fastuosum flore pleno’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Compact yellow Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron loderi Rhododendron loderi Rhododendron loderi A loderi…

…over. One double white – no others out. A few bits of Rho Yellow Hammer and others but no Auriculatum hybrids left. Some coum cyclamen and a couple of flowers…