…meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ or ‘Blue Princess’? holly holly A 50 year old Lithocarpus pachyphyllus had lower branches removed a couple of years ago and is now suckering from the base….

…Eucalyptus gregsoniana Eucalyptus delegatensis showing up in the sun. Eucalyptus delegatensis Paulownia kawakamii covered in bud after the dry summer. Very little flower last spring. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii 2024…

…Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’. It is clearly predominantly C. saluenensis but with some addition – perhaps the nearby sasanqua? Trewithen have named one or two similar seedlings. My view…

…x williamsii ‘Donation’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ 2018 – CHW First flowers on Rhododendron moupinense a little later than last year I think. Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense Disaster with the…

…in late May still with a little scent. Six months flowering is not bad! Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ has astonishing blue buds…

…a little larger than ’Fragrantissimum’ which has a dab of green on the outside of the trumpet. Frankly you can hardly tell the difference and they are both Rhododendron edgeworthii…

…little planting up today but the bulk will now have to wait until next spring. new window Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ looking very fine. Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ Another…

…team have removed the ivy from under the Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ which now looks rather scruffy. removed the ivy Camellia ‘Dewatairin’ (‘Hatsu Zakura’ as we have always called…

…that ‘Prince Albert’s yew’ had berries? The reference books say these cones are in fact soft and prickly ‘fruits’ so there we are. Well worth a look in a week…

…look it up. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ is full out below the Tennis Court beside the path. Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Rhododendron spinuliferum like we…

…purpurea Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ rather late in the season. Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ laden down with fruit as usual. Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’…

…a huge clump. Aster ‘Little Carlow’ Aster ‘Little Carlow’ Aster ‘Little Carlow’ Unable to identify this which grew to 6ft or more. [It is Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’] Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’…

…little flower bud on most rhodo’s. 3 big Argenteums dead. No camellias open. No Ericas but mauriana. A few lapagerias , one maddeni in flower a little. 1909 – JCW…

…‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ An interesting new low growing Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood”….

…little productivity – even perhaps a little income particularly on the building side of things. We have one (empty) house renovation well underway (the contractors even worked through the weekend),…

…Where I narrowly avoided being crushed This little leylandii only blew down last night. This little leylandii Rabbits nibble the bark on a windblown piece of Michelia. Rabbits nibble the…

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling in the Aucklandii Garden still firmly not out. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ A little more colour through the arch. A little more colour And beyond the Rockery…

…time. Tamarix ramosissima ‘Hulsdonk White’ Rhododendron ‘Madame Masson’. Rhododendron ‘Madame Masson’. The dwarf Kalmia latifolia ‘Elf’. Kalmia latifolia ‘Elf’. Mukgenia ‘Flame’. Mukgenia ‘Flame’. Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’. Pieris japonica ‘Little…

…is now dead. Vaccinium species One dead in a group of three Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’. Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ A large branch has fallen overnight from the Record Acer henryi. Acer…

…Spire’ grew to about 18 inches and had delicate but attractive flowers as you can see. Arguably nicer than Perouskia ‘Blue Spire’. Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’…