…Marble’. Azalea ‘Rosebud’ The fountain under the weeping willow – gravity fed from the top pond and impressive. weeping willow Bulrushes on one of the three lakes. Bulrushes Rhododendron ‘Ken…

…so entrance half price at £4.00, the tearooms shut and the fountain display (bigger than the butterfly bit) rather dull.The butterfly bit was ‘hot’ so photos will be steamed up….

…the house.Agave and Yucca set the scene. Agave and Yucca Agave and Yucca The clock tower has recently been restored. The clock tower The lower fountain has been subject to…

…the stand and I have to give an impromptu talk while they look sniffily at us drinking pink champagne before 10.45am. One of the nozzles of the fountain is quite…

…magnolia questions i) What is the best form of Magnolia denudata ? We can see today: Magnolia denudata ‘Gere’ Magnolia denutata ‘Fragrant Cloud’ (Dan Zin) Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia…

…from Korea. Fragrant. From Millais Nurseries originally. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Two plants side by side of Enkianthus serrulatus. One full out and one still in tight bud. Enkianthus serrulatus Enkianthus serrulatus…

…S. tomentella). A return to Caerhays for a species which most probably was here decades ago. A name change along the way too. Fragrant. Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii New growth…

…are actually wild or native hedgerow plants originally.Lonicera periclymenum (common honeysuckle) has white to yellow flowers flushed red on occasion. Very fragrant and variable in form as you see here….

…now as follows:Meliosma dilleniifolia (upright panicles of flowers) Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia (plumes of creamy white flowers with hawthorn-like fragrance) Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. flexuosa (pendant terminal panicles of fragrant white…

…camellia. Originally a gift from Peter Moore and very fragrant but a bit on the tender side even if evergreen. One day it may swamp the camellia. Clematis uncinata Clematis…

…the autumn and produces orange seeds in the spring. There is a big clump above the fernery flowering away nicely at present. The flowers are very fragrant. Elaeagnus x ebbingei…

…cryptomeroides Prunus ‘Matsumae-shizuka’ syn. ‘Fragrant Cloud’ not quite at its best as yet. Prunus ‘Matsumae-shizuka’ When Sorbus ullungdoensis arrived from Crûg it was a vast size. We trimmed it back…

…in the spring. new plants to go out in the spring Nearby beside the shop Prunus ‘Shizuka’ (‘Fragrant Cloud’) – one of the new Matsumae cherries – has excellent late…

…nearly out. Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia lutchuensis hybrid whose name I cannot remember just starting. ‘Fragrant Pink’ I think but no scent yet (Camellia japonica var. rusticana ‘Yoshida’ x…

…their Magnolia martinii: […] here is a glimpse of what is happening in Nantes, our Magnolia martinii flowered for the first time after 3 years. Nice fragrant yellow flowers!And this…