…through planting plan to give a long flowering season. Better and better Better and better Plenty of variation in the planting. Plenty of variation Plenty of variation I do not…

…Slip Rail. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Staphylea pinnata turning colour prematurely. Staphylea pinnata Another drought casualty or severe die back on all the Acer negundo varieties. Acer negundo varieties Shrivelled flowers…

…Drooping flowers on Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ in Charlie Michael’s Nursery. Intense heat here still but the heatwave is officially over for now. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Gamblea ciliata var. evodiifolia (DJHV…

…wonderful peeling bark on Betula utilis var. jacquemontii. Betula utilis var. jacquemontii As ever a few flowers on a young Rhododendron keysii. Rhododendron keysii Rhododendron keysii Enormous prickles on the…

…Seed here for Asia to collect in November/ December. The absurdly named Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii (ex Pan Global Plants) has settled in well after planting last autumn….

…‘Susannah van Veen’ (Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ x Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta). Magnolia ‘Susannah van Veen’ Magnolia ‘Susannah van Veen’ AND Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ (M. sargentiana var. robusta x M. sprengeri…

…Cheer’ now full out above the greenhouse. Rather late this year. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’…

…time. Sorbus adamii Mespilus germanica with a secondary flower alongside the nearly ripe fruit. Mespilus germanica Still decent flowers on Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ First flower absurdely early,…

…Cornus kousa var. chinensis seedlings were dug from the side of the drive and are doing well. Cornus kousa var. chinensis A good batch of cuttings of Viburnum sieboldii. Viburnum…

…Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ Plectranthus effusus var. longifolius Plectranthus effusus var. longifolius Fuchsia paniculata Fuchsia paniculata Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ 2020 – CHW The camera operated car parking kit…