…may or may not be feasible.This large tree fern has lived in a pot in the back yard for at least 10 years and is looking rather tired and pot…

…on the ancient pink flowered Camellia sasanqua is dark bronzy-red. The white flowered forms have quite different new growth. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua 2021 – CHW A hurried early morning…

…until tomorrow to see the Burncoose stand. The top grafted Sorbus reducta on the drive. Sorbus reducta Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ just going over. E. divaricatus still not out. It is…

…decorum Any elepidote hybrid bred in North America 1st – R. ‘Taurus’ 1st – R. ‘Taurus’ Plus an array of other awards in the Magnolia and Rhododendron competitions. 2022 –…

…CHW More pictures of Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana (pure). Jaimie made this cross in 2009. It was planted by the Old Dog Kennels in 2014 and first flowered in…

…Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’….

…flowers are more sheltered and therefore a somewhat darker colour as they open. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ where the flowers are more sheltered Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ where the flowers are more…

…Lake Patrick have been cleared of trees islands on Lake Patrick have been cleared of trees islands on Lake Patrick have been cleared of trees The first plants of the…

…A red flowered sport on Camellia x williamsii ‘Galaxie’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Galaxie’ Carpinus kawakamii untouched by the east wind this time around. Still fully evergreen with us. Carpinus kawakamii…

…stocked and looking good for spring sales. Pittosporum and Ceanothus beds Pittosporum and Ceanothus beds Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’ still with good red tints. Nandina domestica ‘Firepower’ Nandina domestica ‘Woods Dwarf’…

…campbellii above Crinodendron Hedge Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ racing out by the lawn. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 2023 – CHW Cold north wind to hold the magnolias back again – no harm…

…Pieris ‘Dorothy Wykoff’ First flowers full out on the American Oemleria cerasiformis. Oemleria cerasiformis The Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’ on the Main Ride has a few pure red flowers but, as…

…daffodils now full out on the bank at the Four in Hand. ‘Wild’ daffodils A rather battered seedling of the normally creamy yellowish flowered Rhododendron grande here with excellent pink…

…is a good large flowered single near-red. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ Persia thunbergii with more errant pink new growth. Seasonal muddle! Persia thunbergii Camellia x williamsii ‘Brushfield’s Yellow’ just out. Camellia…

…past as this species. First time flowering on the top wall. Lemon yellow flowers and red stamens. Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum A new evergreen fern in the frames – Woodwardia…

…part of the car park would have disappeared into the sea. The actual repair cost was more than double this but insurance covered the rest on the basis that insurers…

…white fungi we saw earlier on the trunk of a dead scots pine have now matured and turned grey-brown. fungi First flowers this year on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. Rhododendron ‘Red…

…irreparably buggered!You can see I got bored with the photography! Paparer orientale ‘Royal Wedding’ 2015 – CHW The tiny frogs are still on the march to wherever but have now…

…wet one. Better with the dead twigs now removed. Disanthus cercidifolius just starting its autumn colour. Disanthus cercidifolius This elderly Illicium anisatum was pictured in this diary as dead at…

…the leaves and purplish red new growth. Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Trachycarpus wagnerianus has finished flowering and is setting seed. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Trachycarpus wagnerianus Styrax wilsonii absolutely covered…