6th February

…petticoat out, minimus at its best, Blood Red Arboreum shows colour, C sardensis shows colour, Glory of Leyden all above ground well, Pitwatkin well above, Barbatum has one flower out….

15th August

…over. Erica cinerea The Cottage in the evening sun. The Cottage 2020 – CHW Daphne’s garden at Newbiggin in all its glory which she photographed a week or two ago….

20th July

…with little new growth this year is struggling big rhododendron 2022 – CHW A decent thunderstorm breaks over Burncoose. The Hemerocallis bed in all its glory. Hemerocallis bed Itea Illicifolia…

28th February

…year. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Prunus conradinae now full out in all its late February glory. Prunus conradinae Prunus conradinae Magnolia sprengeri ‘Copeland Court’…

21st February

…here after the sun has gone down. Sadly the public seldom stray in here to see it in its glory. Magnolia mollicomata x sargentiana robusta Magnolia mollicomata x sargentiana robusta…

13th January

glory. Very intricate when you look closely at individual flowers. Garrya elliptica Garrya elliptica Garrya elliptica Garrya elliptica The large clump of narcissi are full out and scenting the cold…

10th September

…autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early September and quite a sight today….

11th April

…at the show today. 1901 – JCW Show Day. These were open and at it in good order – Weardale, Glory of Leiden. M plemp, 223, Golden Bell, Victoria, also…

10th June

…indica The St Michael Caerhays flower festival in its full glory for the next three days to help raise funds for our tiny church. The flower festival will sit alongside…

12th April

…early evening. Chaos!A very fine Rhododendron niveum in its full glory (two firsts with this at Windsor last weekend when it was an even darker colour). A fairly temperamental and…