…and wet which restricted photography today. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ now full out by the side door. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ The darker original form of…

…‘Donation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Could not resist Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ yet again! Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ New growth coming already…

…a small plant Castanopsis concolor – Rhododendron ‘Jock’ covered in flower Rhododendron ‘Jock’ – Daphne gemmata and Daphne cneorum flowering side by side Daphne gemmata and Daphne cneorum – Azalea…

…Self sown Daphne bholua seedlings appearing in a border near an old plant. I have not seen this before. Daphne bholua Daphne bholua Abelia grandiflora with its sepals still making…

…Donkey Shoe. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’ Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ is now full out and scenting the drive beautifully. What outstanding plants D. bholua are! Daphne bholua ‘Gurkha’ Daphne bholua…

…Daphne bholua alba is overpowering today above the greenhouse. The plant is now full out and breathtaking! Daphne bholua alba Daphne bholua alba Daphne bholua alba Daphne bholua alba In…

…to the office. A paler and more floriferous form in the garden too. Camellia granthamiana Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ now full out in one of the greenhouses. Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne…

…Thick ice on the puddles at The Hovel. ice Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ now properly out with scent. Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ in the wreath by the…

…Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ – quite outstanding leaf colour. Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ just emerging. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ Daphne ‘Spring Beauty’. Daphne ‘Spring Beauty’ Last year I photographed an…

…the front door. Unlike other named forms which are now nearly over ‘Mary Rose’ has been in bud but showing colour for weeks. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary…

…view from above Hovel Cart Road. Magnolia ‘Spectrum’ in the foreground. view from above Hovel Cart Road Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ still a good show in the Rockery. Daphne bholua…

…producing the goods. Camellia ‘Nuccio’s Gem’ First flowers finally showing colour on Magnolia ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ now living up to its name. Magnolia ‘Banana Split’…

…outside. Sollya heterophylla Sollya heterophylla Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’ and Daphne odora ‘Marianni’ growing side by side outside the front door. Both have variegated edges to their leaves but one is…

…Daphne odora ‘Mae-jima’ is a new and rather brashly variegated form of Daphne odora. I saw and photographed this first in the Isle of Wight last year at Busy Bees…

…is 12ft tall with a similar spread and has shot vigorously where dieback has been pruned out over the years. Rather thin at the top. Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua…

…House Ghost’ again now it is full out. The scent is now also simply gorgeous. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’…

…by far the best of the bholuas. Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ Forty squirrels in the last two weeks. Finally the problem is…

…Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’ was full out on top of the wall outside the old packing shed and smelling gorgeous. Not much variegation that obvious on the remaining leaves. Daphne odora…

…hazel coming into leaf. Is this an all-time record for February? hazel In the nursery Daphne bholua ‘Mary Rose’ is full out. Super grafted plants at ‘only’ £50. About 3ft…

…‘Rebecca’ was full out and very fine. A weak plant though and hard to grow well. Daphne odora ‘Rebecca’ Daphne odora ‘Rebecca’ Daphne odora ‘Rebecca’ Pittosporum adaphniphilloides as a mature…