…back and tidied for opening. ‘Mr Billy’ has a shit beside Georges Hut and the nicely pruned hydrangeas. ‘Mr Billy’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ is looking anything but ‘sweet’ but Magnolia…

…Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ is nice by the Green Gate. Flowers are getting larger with maturity. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine’ Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) is very good also…

…‘Satisfaction’ Magnolia ‘Satisfaction’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ at three stages as the colour fades. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Pittosporum tobira ‘Nana’ and Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ growing…

…flowering this year. layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas Pear ‘Merton Pride’ was producing a big crop and Will had covered the tree to…

…down on a tree with very small seeds. This has not stopped a squirrel making a pile of eaten ones. Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Sweet chestnut fruits Large…

…Buddleia veitchii wanes. Myrtles good. R decorum nice. R auriculatum opening. 1906 – JCW Sweet peas and tea roses good, leaving for Scotland. 1900 – JCW Some lapageria flowers open….

…a must to add to our collection. Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sweet Jane’ – likewise. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sweet Jane’ Camellia ‘Spring Festival’ – ditto. Camellia ‘Spring Festival’…

…urgent need of clearance and replanting. There is plenty more of this. bank in urgent need of clearance Tearooms and exhibition at the beach end of the chine. Tearooms Tearooms…

…‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’ – its first proper flowering in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’ Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’ Magnolia ‘Sweetheart’ Rhododendron barbatum is now full out. We saw this…

…Park A bit of tidying, trunk clearance and laurel removal elsewhere along the top path in Old Park. elsewhere along the top path in Old Park A sweet chestnut trunk…