…bit premature and are not quite fully formed. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ A light blue hydrangea still full out by Four in Hand. light blue hydrangea Enkianthus perulatus…

…Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ on the path to Bramble Field. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’. Rhododendron ‘Blue…

…flowers on Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’. Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ 5 new water butts for collecting and storing water in the garden for the next drought. 5 new water butts Camellia x…

…it is now 5 feet tall and a tremendous show today. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Lady Bacon’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ just showing in the shade. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ One of the camellias…

…seen. Viburnum rhytidophyllum A good clump of Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’? Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ A large Nyssa sylvatica. Nyssa sylvatica Quercus suber planted by The Princess Alice in…

…the Wynn-Joneses who collected it would not agree. Lindera umbellata var lancea Lindera umbellata var lancea Lindera umbellata var lancea 2015 – CHW I have always read about the blue…

…28°C as we hit the second heatwave and real deaths now. Out best blue mophead hydrangeas shrivel before our eyes. blue mophead hydrangeas Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ now full out and…

…Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ A nice showing of dwarf blue iris in pots too. dwarf blue iris Despite the continuing cold the pace of spring’s arrival…

…at all convinced. The purple colouring on the new growth looks, perhaps, more like Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ or ‘Blue Princess’? holly holly A 50 year old Lithocarpus pachyphyllus…

…Beast, a fortnight later than last year.The New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ is a great colour against a blue sky. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Jaimie’s Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ has sprung open. Rhododendron…