…Torch’ with the yellow glow just really on the opening bud. Many more flowers here than ever before and a real show today. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s…

…Magnolia x veitchii Magnolia x veitchii Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ beside it. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Suddenly 3 dead young yew trees in the Rookery. Roots waterlogged I would say. 3 dead…

…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…

…‘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…

…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…

…enough to be labelled as Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ (which it is) but quite nice today. Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ Pieris ‘Valley Valentine’ First flower out on a 2015 planted Michelia ‘Fairy…

…‘Valentine’s Torch’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ A nursery visit and larger camellias look good by the sales point. camellias camellias The Hellebores look good too beside the new 40 Year…

…oblonga Cydonia oblonga Dicentra ‘Valentine’ was tall growing and impressively dark in colour. Well worth growing. Dicentra ‘Valentine’ Dicentra ‘Valentine’ Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ in full flower beside the Crawshay’s…

…and should recover. A small growing variety which flowers very early and copiously. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’ still has plenty of perfect flowers…

…with some leaves emerging. One day they will look splendid from the castle lawn. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ 2015 – CHW A filthy day with some rain and…