3rd April

…‘Lennei’ x ‘Daybreak’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ is full out. Two plants by the Orchid House Nursery which I had forgotten. Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ The Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’…

14th July

…Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ with both green and variegated foliage but no flowers as yet. Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ Two other plants which we…

28th March

…camphora grows nearby whose leaves smell as you would expect when crushed. Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Rhododendron pseudochyrsanthemum is just out below Donkey Shoe. The leaf…

3rd August

…Hampton Court) and drop some of the New Zealand varieties. Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ – silver leaf edge variegation and much better than Agapanthus ‘Tinkerbell’. Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’…

17th May

…Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose….

19th March

…japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ at the cash point. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ A flower just coming out on Magnolia ‘Venus’ in…

14th June

…facing south. front of Rosevallon Farmhouse Rosa ‘Wedding Day’ growing away happily on the garden wall. Creamy yellow flowers fading to white in large trusses which do not all come…

19th December

…Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus evereste Malus evereste Still an amazing show for…

28th May

…Big wedding yesterday in Beach Meadow. In my absence at Chelsea Jaimie, Michael, and the team have done a fantastic job hard pruning all the hydrangeas on the drive which…

9th July

…the sea for most of the day. No hassle with the wedding and no noise unlike the previous weekend when the wedding goers repeatedly rang the front door bell. Thankfully…