22nd May

…flowering away for some years. Schefflera macrophylla Schefflera macrophylla I have missed the first flower on Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’. Plenty of buds to come. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ What I have…

21st May

‘Porcelain Dove’ was just out. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ One of the Magnolia dealbata by Georges Hut had two flowers out high up. Magnolia dealbata Jaimie and the team have just…

26th July

…reshooting strongly at last despite the drought. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ seedling Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ still has plenty of flowers weeks after the first buds opened. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ Staphylea colchica…

18th June

…kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Liquidambar acalycina with its reddish brown new growth. Liquidambar acalycina A perfect flower on Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ First flowers very early on…

12th June

…circa 20 year old plant. Magnolia insignis Magnolia insignis A flower or two left on Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’. Showing colour five weeks ago. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ But no buds this…

6th August

…last flower on Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ Grass cutting (first time around) is nearly complete in the main garden. The time it takes to remove weed growth around…

7th June

…Gillenia trifoliata Rosa ‘Blue for You’ on the Cornish Rose Company stand. Rosa ‘Blue for You’ Rosa ‘Blue for You’ A nice memorial for Albert Riddle outside the members’ pavilion….

25th July

…‘Okavango’ – big flower and quite unusual. Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ Crocosmia ‘Okavango’ Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’ – another nice blue but the name might sell it. Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’ Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’…

3rd August

…– medium-tall growing. Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ – taller growing and very floriferous. Not quite as dark as Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’? Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’…

18th May

blue hue to its large leaves. Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus gregsoniana (also Roundabarrow) with a fine set of new growth. Eucalyptus gregsoniana Quercus trojana just coming into leaf. A…