…originates from N&S Carolina. Rhododendron vaseyi The white form of Azalea ‘Greenway’ getting away as a clump of 3 in Tin Garden. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ faded and dropping. Rhododendron…

…of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Squirrel damage on another Magnolia sieboldii growing very nearby. Think how much worse this problem would be without…

…House Nursery bed. Rhododendron obiculare A newly planted Sophora davidii flowering away. Sophora davidii The Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii which blew over is, as expected, shooting away well. The name…

…by Asia and potted up in the greenhouse. It is flowering away well and soon the seeds will emerge on contorted ‘springs’ which is the cyclamen way of spreading its…

…but the colours along the way are not bad either. An intricate mix. Quercus liaotungensis Quercus liaotungensis Asterotrichon discolor was full out today (as it was last November). Another odd…

…of Storm Darragh. Two branches blown a long way from a young Michelia doltsopa have smashed two newly planted things. Two branches blown a long way What is left of…

…really good Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ hidden away. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Euonymus wilsonii setting seed. Euonymus wilsonii Asimina triloba with only a few small flowers this year. Our two plants have…

…away here and it is a cold spot. Perhaps more crucially a big new clearing here would encourage the pheasants to fly the wrong way out of the Rookery. Needs…

…saw it in flower. Several failures over the years but this one looks to be on the way. An attractive leaf structure but I fear we are years away from…

…it opens. Not bad but a long way from the original. It could be the seedling ‘Ethel Hillier’ really or almost ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ which is yet another named ‘Alba’…

…“Betty Jessel” Either way I await the result as we are interrupted by a Forestry Commission inspection looking for diseased sweet chestnuts. I do not actually think Jaimie will care…

…flowering for the first time on the way to Old Park. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The magnolias beside the newly restored old hunt kennels are full out. magnolias beside the newly…

…‘Autumn Fire’ Aesculus glabra var. sargentii. Aesculus glabra var. sargentii Aesculus glabra var. sargentii Juglans nigra (NG23). Juglans nigra (NG23) Juglans nigra (NG23) Juglans regia ‘Conway Mayette’. Juglans regia ‘Conway…

…we have seen. Planted in 2003. Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ A few secondary flowers still on Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Tucked away in the shade Hydrangea…

…really getting going below Slip Rail. Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’. Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of Norway’ Magnolia x wieseneri with the…

…flag) growing by the pond. I wonder why I have never seen this out here before? Chelsea of course! We would normally be on the way tomorrow and away for…

…is sadly on the way out. Drought or the pre-Christmas cold? Rhododendron gingongshanicum Magnolia compressa has recently shed most of its leaves but the new growth is coming so all…

…(formally P. betuloides) flowering exceptionally well high up the tree below Slip Rail. Plagianthus regius Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ on Burn’s Bank. Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ Spanish bluebells…

…desperately after nothing for a month.Magnolia ‘Ivory Chalice’ (Magnolia acuminata x Magnolia denudata) in Old Park starting to flower away. Magnolia ‘Ivory Chalice’ Cotoneaster chayes with bronzy new growth below…

…a Gresham Hybrid. The way the buds and flowers curve over at the top is attractive. This looked to be a dull and uninteresting magnolia initially but not now. Magnolia…