…x Sorbopyrus auricularis (Pyrus communis x Sorbus aria) 2025 – CHW Crataegus laevigata ‘Gireoudii’ full out. Crataegus laevigata ‘Gireoudii’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’ on the drive. Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Lemoine’…

…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…

…nearby are still completely unaffected. Smaller younger saplings and trees indeed seem more vulnerable. ash trees ash trees ash trees Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ out again before all the others…

…Geum ‘Tempo Rose’ well worth Burncoose stocking. Geum ‘Tempo Rose’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ with attractive yellow variegation. Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ Ilex verticillata in flower which one seldom notices….

…most of its flowers. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ with a second crop of new white flowers alongside the faded flush of its first performance. Hydrangea ‘Madame…

…Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ together. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ and Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ together. Cotoneaster franchettii with loads of, as yet, unripe berries. This species is now famed for its ability…

…to turn. Stachyurus praecox Still plenty of fresh new flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillère’ as is normal now particularly after such a wet summer. Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillère’ Vibrant…

…flowers on Camellia japonica ‘High Hat’. Very early as usual. Camellia japonica ‘High Hat’ Still a few decent flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillere’. Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillere’ Camellia sasanqua…

…single flower on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Decent flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouillere’ cut back in the summer. Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouillere’ 3 flowers out on Camellia…

…persi Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ still has some perfect flowers left above Red Linney. Staggering after many months of show but this clump was massively invigorated by a major chop down…

…still on Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Suddenly the first flowers on just one branch of Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillere’. Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile…

…the front door for the festivities. decorations of the front door Still a decent flower on Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ at the Four-in-Hand. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ And one on Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’….

…the first ‘wild’ daffodils Tilia henryana Tilia henryana And still a perfect flower on Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere. Absolutely unbelievable but there it is for all to see. Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere…

…over and much more like Enkianthus campanulatus var palibini. Enkianthus hirtinervus Enkianthus hirtinervus Enkianthus hirtinervus 1919 – JCW Madame Lemoine has been splendid. Ponticums go back, Auklandii are gone. Syringa…

…C3 80/100 Pink Butterfly C7,5 140 Summer Lady C7,5 120/140 April Melody C3 80/100 Avalon C3 60/80 Black Tulip x Ian’s Red #01 C3 80/100 Cassiopeia C12 100 Anne Leitner…

…‘Mathotiana Rubra’ Deciduous azaleas at the Green Gate to welcome visitors. Deciduous azaleas Rhododendron stamineum, the butterfly rhododendron, in the Main Quarry. I fear this group are overflowering and at…

…At first we enter the heat of the butterfly house where there is a tropical species of Salvia (no name). Seaforde opens from Easter to 1st October and had 27,000…

…accounts for its stunted habit. I wonder which moth (or butterfly) does the damage? Years ago we had a birch species in the Rookery which was similarly and quite specifically…

…in the garden. This one is early. On the bank I spot the first small blue butterfly of the year but the dog flushes it before I can get a…

…camellia. unnamed vase of late flowering camellia Just outside Ruan Lanihorne I stop and photograph a Syringa vulgaris which I think may well be ‘Madame Antoine Buchner’. This has pinkish/…