…‘Kitty’ is always a reliable flowerer well into July. Pure white flowers in the shade but far more pink in the sun. Camellia japonica ‘Kitty’ Camellia japonica ‘Kitty’ Camellia japonica…

…urvilleana. – Senna corymbose. – Clethra alnifolia. Tibouchina urvilleana Senna corymbose Clethra alnifolia Surprised to see choisya x dewitteana ‘White Dazzler’ in flower. choisya x dewitteana ‘White Dazzler’ Clearance work…

…and a good show for visitors. Camellia ‘Fairy Bush’ Camellia ‘Fairy Bush’ Camellia reticulata – White form – just out at the very top of the bush. Camellia reticulata Camellia…

…on Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense The New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Beside it a near white Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’…

…as also on last year’s Christmas card just out today. Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ A white form of Rhododendron siderophyllum below Slip Rail. Rhododendron siderophyllum 2021 – CHW Jaimie and his…

…the magnolia bank at Old Park Views across the magnolia bank at Old Park A decent young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ below White Styles. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Obvious close up hail…

…Ruby’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’. This is also the same parentage as the equally impressive M. ‘Venus’. Both were breed by Michael Gottschalk in Germany. This plant is below White…

…‘Perfume Princess White’ is a recent new entry to the website. Daphne ‘Perfume Princess White’ Catkins on Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’ in the sunshine. Salix caprea ‘Kilmarnock’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var….

…sinostellata in flower. A new species from Japan and China with white flowers, tinged pink on the back of the tepals. It looks far more vigorous than Magnolia stellata itself….

…(Seedling) – 2nd M. ‘Fairy White’ Single bloom any species, hybrid or cultivar M. ‘Felix Jury’ – 1st and the Brother Vincent cup for best single bloom M. ‘Felix Jury’…

…from Nikki Applewhite. Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Acer campbellii subsp. frangipanense (BSWJ 8270) planted in 2010 with wonderful bronzy new growth and…

…much fault despite our drooping ‘Ruby Hart’. He did however state that the judges did not like the black and white steps but were impressed we had removed the hard…

…just out with creamy yellow flowers and its neighbour’s flowers have faded to white. Rhododendron excellens Rhododendron excellens Merrilopanax alpinus doing well. Merrilopanax alpinus New growth on Schefflera delavayi. Schefflera…

…and white racemens of flowers hidden amid the foliage.Cornus kousa ‘National’ (I think) on the drive has large faintly star shaped flowers. This was planted in 1991 and is a…

…in profusion. Podocarpus henkelii Podocarpus henkelii Rehderodendron kwangtungense appears to be fully evergreen here. Rehderodendron kwangtungense Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ from afar with a dark background. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’…

…The flowers have closed as it is overcast. It is not that different from Convolvulus arvensis (bindweed) but this one only grows on sand dunes as here. (The white flowered…

…pink and white hybrid bluebells, which nurseries used to sell before the invasive scaremongering, are long established in cultivation.Both forms grow here and have featured in this diary.Copyright rules prevent…

…locations as here. Hypochoeris radicata Hypochoeris radicata I think this is Sedum angelicum – English stonecrop (it might possibly be Sedum album – white stonecrop). At first I thought it…

…are now ripe. Sorbus hedlundii (KR1810A) Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ peeling from pink to white. Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Ripening seed on Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’…

…in 1965 I remember Dad standing to attention in front of a black and white TV in the Red Room for hours. I also remember running and catching a moorhen…