…in simple amazement. The best thing in the garden today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’ Another stunner against a blue sky is Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia…

…yet again, breathtaking. Tilia endochrysa Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ at its best. Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ First flowers out on…

…these dwarf rhodos have in our climate. Rhododendron ‘Yaku Princess’ Rhododendron ‘Yaku Princess’ A young Camellia ‘Quintessence’ has its first few flowers (Camellia japonica x Camellia lutchuensis). Camellia ‘Quintessence’ The…

…moor’s garden noted for its roses which were sadly nearly overA second flush of flower on Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’. Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of…

…than on C. fraterna. Some flowers are more double than others. Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ So what conclusions and excitements can we glean from the magnolia season so…

…Ceanothus arboreus ‘Trewithen Blue’ below the Tower. Ceanothus arboreus ‘Trewithen Blue’ Snowdrops amid the Gunnera manicata plantation below Kitchen Garden. Snowdrops Frankie was working on a Saturday and had cleared…

…Crystal’ The first native bluebell I have seen (half) out. bluebell A few dullish new and rare conifers planted in 2017 in the Isla Rose Plantation. Callitris oblonga – feathery…

…‘Omoinoyama’ Prunus incisa ‘Omoinoyama’ Lindera triloba just in flower. Lindera triloba Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’ (lanceanum x keiskei) Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’ Lysichiton camschaticum Lysichiton camschaticum Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’…

…‘Princess Diana’. Amelanchier laevis ‘Princess Diana’ Amelanchier laevis ‘Princess Diana’ Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’. Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Amelanchier alnifolia…

…Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne bholua ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne bholua ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne bholua ‘Guardsman’ was only just coming out. Daphne…