…rain last week! Cotinus coggygria in full flower – smothered by flower in fact. Seeds forming in the inflorescences. Cotinus coggygria Cotinus coggygria Euonymus japonicus with late flowers. Euonymus japonicus…

…first Lapageria rosea flowers. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ again with a large truss of flowers. Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Escallonia bifida covered in bumble bees and red admirals. Escallonia bifida…

…rounded red fruits. Cotoneaster sylvestrii Cotoneaster sylvestrii 2023 – CHW Final tidying in the new Rookery clearing has given the pheasants plenty of opportunity for dust baths. 28°c here yesterday…

…at the 4-in-Hand. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ 2023 – CHW A long eared bat flying around by day. long eared bat This fungus is growing on an old sycamore stump near Tin…

…growth. Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ with 3 secondary flowers although it was only planted 2 years ago. A vivid red colour which the slugs have enjoyed. Magnolia ‘Pink…

…peas but they are not exactly over flowering this year. layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas Pear ‘Merton Pride’ was producing a big crop…

…usual. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ 2019 – CHW One evergreen azalea (out of a clump of three) covered in small azalea galls from the leaf hopper insect. evergreen azalea evergreen azalea…

…plants which cannot host Xyella of course so a much reduced consignment this year as in recent years. Italian wholesale nurseries must be suffering badly with their export orders. This…