…x Magnolia virginiana Magnolia sieboldii ‘Genesis’ x Magnolia virginiana Last flowers on Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’. Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Schefflera rhododendrifolia (GWJ 9375) – new growth and old…

…phellos Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ together. Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ See what a hit this clump of red hydrangea took in the drought…

…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 appearing…

…on Halesia macgregorii but there are no seeds in them as far as I can see. Halesia macgregorii Blue indumentum on the undersides of Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’ which, when fallen…

…looking good on the drive. 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…

…the stables again with chicks just when we thought they had abandoned us. Swallows in the stables again Clare has ordered up a Prunus virginiana ‘Schubert’ for Caerhays. An odd…

…plenty of flowers but these are the last of them. Diary readers saw the first flowers here in late May. Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ Aesculus parvifolia tends to…

…to be ‘Havener’ according to the reference books. The flowers are supposed to be double with a pinkish tinge. We will see. Planted in 1992. Magnolia virginiana ‘Havener’? Magnolia virginiana…

…be well worth Burncoose stocking. Salvia ‘Purple and Bloom’ Salvia ‘Purple and Bloom’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ not bad either. Salvia ‘Big Blue’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ 2022 – CHW The hydrangea…

…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’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender…

…penstemons. Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Heavenly Blue’ Geranium pratense ‘Delft Blue’ Geranium pratense ‘Delft Blue’ Salvia ‘Purple Rain’ was spectacular. Salvia ‘Purple Rain’ Then on the Dalverton Garden Centre which was heaving…

…good crop of fruit. Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Symplocos paniculata with ripening blue berries. Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Magnolia ‘Genie’ with secondary flowers which have largely gone over. The plant is…

…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. Magnolia dealbata…

…CHW Seeds (which will be sterile) on Acer griseum. Acer griseum More flowers on Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’. Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ The contrasting colours of flowers on Rhododendron nuttallii….

…away. Heptacodium miconioides Araucaria 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…

…the leaves of Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ show up in the wind. Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ 2021 – CHW Wonderful colours on Styrax japonicus from Tachuksando (BSWJ 14182). Styrax japonicus Styrax japonicus…

…2017 – CHW Magnolia virginiana ‘Moonglow’ is now full out. Magnolia virginiana ‘Moonglow’ Behind it is a Stewartia pseudocamellia, a Crug Farm collection, doing really well at 10ft or so…

…uplift a few nearby tree branches. Kalmias Abies pinsapo with a multitude of blue cones with spurs on each segment of the cones. This is only the second year that…

…now full out and nearly over. Aesculus x bushii Populus lasiocarpa ‘Bolonii’ looks a bit different from the usual P. lasiocarpa leaves. This came from Roundabarrow nurseries. Populus lasiocarpa ‘Bolonii’…

…Blue’ Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ – groundcover with dark leaves. Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ Geranium ‘Dusky Rose’ Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ – blue at first fading quickly. Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’ Geranium ‘Blue Sunrise’…