9th July

…30 years so the blurb said. Far too many in a tiny pool. Koi carp 2020 – CHW Rhododendron viscosum in shade by Tin Garden with a hint of pink

15th July

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ The very late flowering pink form of Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’. Quite a display for mid July! Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ As is the Rhododendron nuttallii below…

26th July

…the bulbs are planted. One R auriculatum growing, two rhodo’s yet in flower. 1907 – JCW Had a flower of R decorum from Danbury. Pink pelargonium good, bulbs mostly moved….

14th December

…wiring complete A small Aucuba omeiensis near George’s Hut is doing well. Aucuba omeiensis Quercus insignis looking good and no tender pink autumn new growth is visible this year. I…

27th August

…Again avoid the few flowers still showing their original and correct flower colours. pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea pinkish then changing to purple…

2nd September

…grown well in the nursery but sadly no flowers in the summer. Bignonia capreolata Bignonia capreolata Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ with just a hint of pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea paniculata…

5th September

…to find 4 camellias already in flower in a tunnel. Some sasanquas you might expect to be out but not a couple of the others. Camellia sasanqua (pink). Camellia sasanqua…

19th September

…of pink. You can easily see where all the paniculata hybrids have sprung from. Hydrangea paniculata Hydrangea paniculata I photographed this rhododendron in flower last year but still have no…

23rd September

…‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Light pinkish secondary new growth on Rhododendron rhabdotum with the odd ripening seed head below it. Rhododendron rhabdotum Rhododendron rhabdotum 2018 – CHW Tiny…

24th September

…small plant in a pot Corylus fargesii has one huge cluster of long cobnuts. Corylus fargesii 2021 – CHW Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ has now turned a delicate pink in…

27th September

…the first original pink Camellia sasanqua. These are 100+ year old plants and this one (of seven) is always the first but not always out in September. Is August the…

3rd October

…into flower than I remember. Camellia sinensis Camellia sinensis Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ not only has gently variegated leaves but also flowers that are a contrasting white and pink. An attractive…

29th October

…worse for that. I think Roy gave it to us in 2006. Sarcococca orientalis 2001 – FJW Thomas Williams arrived in the world. 1968 – FJW Nov Pink flower picked….

9th August

…very few. evidence of rabbits Ross has felled a dead sycamore above Burns Bank. dead sycamore Tom Hudson’s pink Magnolia delavayi. Magnolia delavayi Kitchen garden harrowed to remove more weeds…

12th August

…Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Wonderful wild flower meadows Wonderful wild flower meadows The red/ pink flowered Magnolia delavayi below the Kitchen Garden. Magnolia delavayi The second grass cut of the Malus…

5th December

…but still no rain. Forecasters wrong five days running. 1950 – CW Took seedling Camellia from big quarry to R.H.S called November Pink – given an award. Out since October…

10th December

…the other way around. ‘Winton’ is a light pink and ‘Cornish Snow’ a pure white. I prefer the white! Alongside ‘Winton’, quite literally, and totally unknown previously to me, is…

11th December

…importantly, allow our largest Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ to expand into the space. this will make a sheltered planting plot Another of our aerial layers on a branch which has…

1st March 1897 – 2020

…trace of ‘Lanarth’ colour here but the flower colour is quite different and far more ‘reddish dark pink’ (if that makes any sense). Smallish upright flowers too so perhaps a…