7th June
…Rosa ‘Blue for You’ Rosa ‘Blue for You’ A nice memorial for Albert Riddle outside the members’ pavilion. Albert would have approved of the developing piss up in the CLA…
…Rosa ‘Blue for You’ Rosa ‘Blue for You’ A nice memorial for Albert Riddle outside the members’ pavilion. Albert would have approved of the developing piss up in the CLA…
…Nurseries) with a strange 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…
…a very good sky blue – medium-tall growing. Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Sandringham’ Agapanthus ‘Bressingham Blue’ – taller growing and very floriferous. Not quite as dark as Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’? Agapanthus…
…A better blue than some years and this clump are in full shade. Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Alison’s hanging basket begonias at the top lodge as good as…
…and Bloom’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ not bad either. Salvia ‘Big Blue’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ 2022 – CHW The hydrangea season is getting into full swing and the drive here is…
…new growth on Quercus phellos. Quercus phellos Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ together. Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ See what a hit this clump of…
…needs to grab these in a week or two. Another by-product of the drought. The silvery undersides of to the leaves are splendid too. Magnolia virginiana Magnolia virginiana Secondary flowers…
…yet to flower after 30 years but looks very healthy. I hope I have the name correct. Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ Alniphyllum eberhartii is still in full leaf…
…virginiana ‘Satellite’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ Aesculus parvifolia tends to get forgotten and certainly I had missed it when describing how other species of aesculus were over with Aesculus wilsonii the…
…magnolia offering in the form of Magnolia virginiana ‘Santa Rosa’. Magnolia virginiana ‘Santa Rosa’ A couple of lorry loads of plants for our sales tables at the Hampton Court flower…
…‘Eureka Blue’ Geranium ‘Eureka Blue’ Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ – groundcover with dark leaves. Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ – blue at first fading quickly. Geranium ‘Blue…
…this oak but I have sadly forgotten it. oak Sorbus dunnii looking good. Sorbus dunnii Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’. Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ Brassaiopsis dumicola (KWJ 12217) growing on rather…
…do to work through Polyspora. Polyspora axillaris Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ from below on Hovel Cart Road. Easily the best show in the garden today. Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’…
…clump of narcissus on Hovel Cart Road. Perhaps Narcissus x intermedius? narcissus Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’ and Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ – blue and yellow work well together here. Ceanothus ‘Trewithen Blue’…
…virginiana ‘Northern Belle’ has its first couple of buds two years on from planting. Magnolia virginiana ‘Northern Belle’ Acer sikkimense (WJC 13674) with wonderful secondary new growth. Acer sikkimense (WJC…
…The massive trunk of the Quercus acuta above Roger’s Quarry. Quercus acuta Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x M. virginiana. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x M. virginiana First flower out on Magnolia dealbata….
…stood up again. Some recent side shoots which I had nearly given up on. Laburnocytisus adamii Laburnocytisus adamii A final flower on Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’. I have said that before!…
…angustifolia with ever growing cones. Araucaria angustifolia Araucaria angustifolia Secondary flowers on Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ in 40 Acres. Ripe seed on the same tree. Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ The first flowers…
…‘Lanarth’ has nearly shed all its leaves. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ The blue undersides of the leaves of Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ show up in the wind. Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ 2021 – CHW…
…‘Crimson Cloud’ Syringa tomentella from Roundabarrow with its first few flowers. Syringa tomentella Abelia floribunda looking good in the Isla Rose. It thrives in a hot and dry location. Abelia…