…Acorns developing on Quercus variabilis. Its leaves look as though they should be evergreen but are not. Quercus variabilis Quercus variabilis Magnolia ‘March Till Frost’ with secondary flowers alongside Hydrangea…

…with huge fruits on just one limb and a Magnolia ‘March till Frost’ with plenty of secondary flowers. Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Magnolia ‘March till Frost’ 2015 – CHW Americans…

…Flowers hidden in the foliage. Rhododendron smirinowii Rhododendron neriiflorum ssp. phaedropum with multiple flowers this year. Rhododendron neriiflorum ssp. phaedropum Magnolia ‘March till Frost’ still covered in flowers albeit faded…

…answer a tricky question. Magnolia soulangeana and Magnolia lilliflora nigra and their various hybrids exhibit this characteristic. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’, and Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ are perhaps the best examples but the…

…buds and only the odd flower frosted earlier. Camellia ‘Grandiflora Alba’ Camellia ‘Grandiflora Alba’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ still with a good new show of flowers. Again this started flowering in…

…squarrosa hard hit by frost. Will new fronds still emerge? Doubtful. Dicksonia squarrosa Photinia x fraseri ‘Atropurpurea Nana’ with superb new growth appearing on this dwarfish shrub. No frost damage…

…camellia overhanging the top wall has been slightly frosted but still good in the sun and hailstorms. camellia camellia camellia camellia A new form of Fuchsia arborescens from Crug Farm…

…down to –4C. So we can say that the Vietnamese speciosa and longicarpa flowers can withstand light frost for short periods. Most tender plants look ok still, just hope we…

…weather wise and fitting in with their diary is not easy. Will the best moment be around 10th March or 20th March? Still a bit of a gamble on the…

…March. Showery but not too bad. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ outside the front gate. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ First flowers on Magnolia dawsoniana creeping out a month early. Magnolia dawsoniana Jaimie’s Magnolia…