…particularly lower down. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ First flowers on Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ outside the back yard. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ The beech tree trunk…

…‘Caerhays Belle’ with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ behind it. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ in Roger’s Quarry. Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Tom Hudson inspects Juniperus recurva var….

…Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ with its gorgeous new growth but, as yet, no flowers out. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ I had forgotten that we have a new species of Photinia above the…

…Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ just out on the Main Ride. Normally over by Chelsea so perhaps a little late this year. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ A garden tour today with Susan d’Arcy,…

…Belle’ Another Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ still in new growth in full shade. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ leaves a week on. Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Black…

…guessing which rhododendron we had to seek out!Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink’ at its best in the Auklandii Garden. Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink’ Rhododendron davidsonianum ‘Caerhays Pink’ Here is the more…

…so here is a picture of an Aesculus chinensis just coming out into flower. Aesculus chinensis And just look at Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ flowering with Rhododendron ‘Perry Wiseman’ – a…

…year. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Leaf shedding on Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ is quite pretty today. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ A couple of errant secondary flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum on the hedge of…

…and I had not seen it in flower before. Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ with a pleasant mixture of flower colours. Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ Hydrangea ‘French…

…of lavender in the herb garden were superb. Swathes of lavender Psoralea affinis was entirely spiny heather-like foliage and blue-white pea flowers. Growing here to 8-10ft as a multi stemmed…