…dry summer. Deciduous azaleas Another dead big leaf Rhododendron above Bond Street. Another dead big leaf Rhododendron Pam Kitts, who worked in the house and her (and her daughters) memorial…

…series of pictures of big leafed rhododendrons suffering from drought, frost and lack of new growth last year all on Sinogrande walk. big leafed rhododendrons big leafed rhododendrons big leafed…

…nurserymen and hundreds of the public which meant the 600 lots took six hours to sell and prices were ‘reasonable’ without being daft either way. Heligan were big buyers so…

…blown open in the wind. The other big ones have no colour yet. This plant is out a good six weeks later than last year. Note the wonderful golden velvety…

…big batch of plants picked out for various different planting areas in the near future from the greenhouse and frames. Not as big a pile as the one which we…

…leaves turned over in the gale. big leafed rhodos big leafed rhodos big leafed rhodos Pseudopanax ferox at 12-14ft. Attractive bark. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox New growth appearing on a…

…Not a species I ever remember growing here. Like so many of these big leafed species the flowers fade so quickly that unless you catch them just out it is…

…has had a big stimulus on the buds. I need to do some more videos for the website of what joys and excitements visitors are missing. The CLA ring up…

…‘J.C. Williams’ Rhododendron edgeworthii. Rhododendron edgeworthii Rhododendron edgeworthii The secondary laurel hedge goes in beside Tin Garden where the big machine has cut back the laurel on the other side…

…in flower. This has become a huge spreading and floppy evergreen shrub. Phillyrea Phillyrea Phillyrea Old seed heads on Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ are attractive alongside the new growth. A big…

…the garden but not perhaps the weather that King Charles III would have chosen for HIS big event! 10 signets have hatched off on the lake and the parents allowed…

…Queen at Chelsea 2017 – CHW The echiums have not made it so go into the skip which leaves rather a big empty hole. The Magnolia sieboldii has flopped and…

…CHW Quite a big row about the Plant of the Year Competition. Unbeknown to all the entrants the RHS decided to judge the competition on the basis of the original…

…3 years on the big leaf species below Burns Bank.. Decent growth Decent amounts of fruit on Vaccinium corymbosum which are just starting to change colour. Vaccinium corymbosum Camellia japonica…

…from the lawn they show up well, or would without the dead aucuba! three big batches of hydrangeas three big batches of hydrangeas Just seen a bullfinch from the window…

…The outer casing has now shed on the second bud on Magnolia tamaulipana. Magnolia tamaulipana Here is the seed head from the first flower. seed head The big Eucryphia nymansensis…

…Higher Quarry Nursery. But help is at hand and Tim has the hosepipe on from the little used water tanks below the church. big leaf Rhododendrons big leaf Rhododendrons Plenty…

…‘March-till-Frost’ Huge seed pods on Magnolia ‘Big Dude’. Plenty to collect here. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ is another sacrifice plant grown here as a…

…out the 26 plants in the big new clearing Placing out the 26 plants in the big new clearing An unknown genus to me. Euscaphis japonica – BSWJ 14600. Collected…

…leylandii And a good big one on the road down to the Hovel which had to be cleared to let the occupants of the 4 cottages out. good big one…