…Chimonanthus praecox The ‘best’ old blue clump of mophead hydrangeas below the Magnolia x veitchii are nearly full out. They will get even bluer. hydrangeas hydrangeas 2019 – CHW A…

…gather on Wednesday. Cotoneaster ‘Inchmery’ Shrivelled blue/black seedpods on Decaisnea fargesii. Decaisnea fargesii The leaf on Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ is just turning. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’…

…blue indumentum on the undersides of the huge leaves. Quite the magnolia find of the year! Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla subsp ashei Magnolia macrophylla…

…is a lovely rare blue needled pine which is not going to grow to a huge height and one which should retain its lower branches into old age. A height…

…older ones fade to blue-green with a hint of pink before they finally brown off. Quite an array of colours when you look closely at the same time. A valuable…

…and dark blue nut-like fruits. Research suggests that little is known about this plant in Europe or the USA and it is a genuinely new introduction which we will now…

…elsewhere. Here the 3 half-eaten flowers all boast wasps and two of these are queens. What has eaten the flowers to get at the nectar? Blue tits I assume? Camellia…

…days ago is now all bluebells (not Spanish either!). These have seeded themselves here in the last 20 plus years as a result of late grass cutting. bluebells bluebells 2016…

…in fact? Need to keep an eye on these plants – the jury is out! Eriobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Eriobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ with a few blue seeds left. I have…

…are poor but they do show blue or great tit damage where the flowers have been partially dismembered to get at the nectar at the base of the flower. Since…