15th October

…pods I have ever seen setting on Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Roe deer (antler) damage to the stem of a rhododendron. Infuriating! Roe deer (antler) damage Good late…

29th July

…interesting and new but no flowers now. Ceanothus ‘Tuxedo’ A wall of nasturtiums was superb. nasturtiums Penstemon ‘Strawberries and Cream’ – better than some varieties on our website. Penstemon ‘Strawberries…

12th February

…Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) First flowers just out on Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ in Old Park. Absurdly early. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Jaimie has a cunning new plan to fell this massive…

14th August

…‘Apollo’, Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Velvet and Cream’ with extraordinary and colourful seed pods. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Velvet and Cream’ The climber tunnel looking pretty good too. The climber tunnel 2022…

13th August

…the Alzheimer’s charity. Leslie lost his wife, Myra, to this vile disease around Christmas. The garden as pristine and well managed as always. Eucomis bicolor and Phormium ‘Cream Delight’. Eucomis…

27th June

…Leucanthemum ‘Goldfinch’ Leucanthemum ‘Banana Cream’ – the name seems to apply more to the buds than the fully open flower unless these two are labelled the wrong way around? Leucanthemum…

28th March

…green today but will quickly fade to cream. Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ The two mature pink forms of Magnolia x veitchii are gorgeous against a blue sky. Magnolia x veitchii…

15th February

…White’. Plenty of bud to come on such an immature plant. Excellent value as a nursery purchase. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ nearby is still in tight bud with…

22nd December

…Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Swelling buds on Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Our layers on Rhododendron griffithianum need moving next spring and have clearly developed their own roots. Rhododendron griffithianum Still…

25th May

…pay for). Penvergate Farmhouse Penvergate Farmhouse Penvergate Farmhouse Penvergate Farmhouse Azalea ‘Delicatissimum’ planted last year in Kennel Close. An ancient clump on the drive. Azalea ‘Delicatissimum’ Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’…