…ago. Still a reddish tinge to the flowers but this has faded. Vaccinium dunalianum v. megaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum v. megaphyllum Steve Dance took this photograph of Aloysia citrodora flowering at…

…Kalmia latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’. Kalmia latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’ Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata. Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata Flower heads on Dipteronia sinensis. Dipteronia sinensis Viburnum parvifolium nicely in flower on Hovel…

…trench across the car park trench across the car park trench across the car park Camellia japonica ‘Scentsation’ is just out. Bred by Nuccio Nurseries in 1968: the scent is…

…hederifolium) have suddenly appeared in profusion. Pink and white forms. A timely cut. Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen hederifolium Hedychium greenii has not flowered this year. Hedychium greenii Entelia arborescens, the New…

…shooting in the Auklandii Garden. garlic Plenty of early and scattered individual flowers as usual on Azalea ‘Hinomayo’. Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ 2021 – CHW Underneath a few elderly and moss covered…

…The trouble with Liquidambars is that they are constantly splitting out. trouble with Liquidambars Nevertheless not bad early colour high up on Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ nonetheless. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red…

…CHW A huge Pinus insignis tree twists, turns, and falls at the Red Linney on the drive last night in the gale. Huge Pinus A Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ is shredded to…

…fallen beech. Major rot The dismembered trunk is removed. dismembered trunk Several years’ worth of jackdaws nests in a hole in the trunk. jackdaws nests 2022 – CHW Seed capsules…

…park would have disappeared into the sea. The actual repair cost was more than double this but insurance covered the rest on the basis that insurers will never cover the…

…the camellia foliage planting. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ First buds out on Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ The first good red flower on a pure Camellia japonica. Camellia…