…down and attractive black spotting on the stems of younger growth. We knew it was supposed to flower in November/December and it is not trying hard. Tiny dahlia flowers on…

…a few days ago were much more purple-black than this. Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ The new multi span tunnel…

…ripe reddish turning black seeds. If it did not propagate so easily from cuttings there might be a point in collecting them. The foliage is starting to go purple and,…

…covered in secondary flowers. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Ficus pumila with a large crop of ripe blue/black figs. Far more than I have ever seen before on this…

…horizontalis which it was growing up through died in the drought last summer. A freestanding shrub which was taking advantage of a host. Just a few black fruits with the…

…the near black of ‘Nigra’. This is a very elderly plant growing near The Hovel on the drive. As good a show in nearly full shade as I have seen….

…smaller growing, more dwarf, and have larger flowers. Buddleia ‘Black Knight’ and ‘Empire Blue’ have been superseded by ‘Buzz Indigo’ / ‘African Queen’ as good purples and by ‘Blue Horizon’…

…ago that we were admiring the black seeds and collecting them from this very rare plant. Vaccinum urceolatum 2017 – CHW An update on the newer climbing hydrangeas on the…

…Slow growing but with a fine upright habit and arguably the darkest black leaves of any small tree. Cercidiphyllum ‘Red Fox’ Cercidiphyllum ‘Red Fox’ Alongside it is another summer casualty;…