…‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum. Phlox ‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee. Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee The scent of the sweet peas was…

…flowers. Leaves have variable amounts of spines. A large specimen tree today above Crinodendron Hedge. Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ A little colour…

…a single (as yet) white berry. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Magical Snowstar’ All the plants above Crinodendron Hedge have had the grass and weeds removed from the base of the plants inside…

…(at least). Camellia ‘Takinini’ full out by the Playhouse and an exceptional colour. Camellia ‘Takinini’ Camellia ‘Takinini’ Camellia ‘Takinini’ Work progressing well on the laurel hedge below Sinogrande Walk. laurel…

…Malus ‘Evelyn’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ with its huge greenish white flowers. Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ A surprise final bud on Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ long after the other flowers have dropped. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’…

…we grow here – one of only two). Camellia japonica ‘Dewatairin’ Camellia japonica ‘Holly Bright’ – we imported this from Stervinou. Camellia japonica ‘Holly Bright’ Camellia japonica ‘Spring Festival’ Camellia…

…many years ago by someone! Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ Osmanthus delavayi just out below Donkey Shoe. These plants were replacements for an elderly hedge which died off of old…

…in a month and I am immediately struck by the wonderful hellebores in flower. Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ has a delicate pink frill to the edge of the flower which fades…

…pink better than the yellow form? Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’ Pseudocydonia sinensis with, as usual, early new growth on the lawn edge. Pseudocydonia sinensis Then a big surprise….

…primrose which was once a cross with my mother’s Primula ‘Wanda’ (dark purple) which grew in a line on the edge of the border opposite the front door. first coloured…

…think there is a real threat of it collapsing, at least in the short term. Pinus insignis These willows and alders in the Village Hall garden hedge should be cut…

…been sent to Eisenhut in Switzerland for propagation since there are very pale upright growing Lanarth seedlings at Caerhays and Burncoose. At Burncoose the plant is on the edge of…

…garden tours here people often scatter compliments about complements about concerning plant knowledge. In an idle moment I had a good look at all the genus starting with the letter…

…N Roses’ has a pleasant flower with a pink picotee edge. Helleborus ‘Ice N Roses’ Saxifraga ‘Early Carnival’ starts red and fades to white with a pink stripe. Saxifraga ‘Early…

…Frost damage to the newer growth on the scented rhododendrons. scented rhododendrons Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Grandiflora’ at its best. Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Grandiflora’ Sycopsis sinensis nearly evergreen. Sycopsis sinensis Sycoparrotia semidecidua leafless…

…edge of the loch for a few miles and arrive at nearby Grey Abbey where we start with the Southern Hemisphere Garden which is exceptional. All the Nothofagus species in…

…wilsonii with a full set of densely hairy new leaves and looking healthy above Crinodendron Hedge. Maddenia wilsonii Maddenia wilsonii Attractive and dainty new growth on a young Meliosma pungens….

…in the day. 2023 – CHW A long night without a sleeper car after the Garden Society Dinner in London and a Brightwater Holidays garden tour for 42. Then opera…

…Rhododendron niveum. Rhododendron niveum The party in front of Drimys andina. Drimys andina Huge big leaf seedlings in full flower touching the edge of the loch. Huge big leaf seedlings…

…hedge. Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Euonymus japonicus Pears – ‘Doyenne du Comice’ is the one with clusters perhaps? Pears Pears A good crop of plums on a wall trained plant…