…sargentiana robusta The wind has brought down a branch on the Magnolia campbellii alba seedling nearby. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling The roedeer are now eating the aucuba! aucuba And, as…

…in the castle front now that the public have left for another year. All of these animals are now each worth £400+ more than pre Brexit! cattle cattle More aucuba…

…on a stone above it and looks fine. new medlar plaque 2015 – CHW Weather forecast wrong yet again and no rain (like yesterday)! The dying aucuba windbreak above Bond…

…11050 Rhododendron baihuaense JN 11050 Rhododendron chrysodoron KW 28078 Rhododendron chrysodoron KW 28078 Rhododendron recurvoides Rhododendron recurvoides Rhododendron ‘Spinbur’ (Rhododendron spinuliferum x Rhododendron burmanicum) Rhododendron ‘Spinbur’ Aucuba himalaica var. dolichophylla…

…the 1960’s. Roy Lancaster beside the Michelia tree The biggest Michelia doltsopa by Donkey Shoe. Michelia doltsopa Michael, Tom and Marie Louise Agius inspect our Aucuba omeiensis. Aucuba omeiensis Then…

…always known as Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Album’ tucked away by the Aucuba omiensis. Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Album’ Rhododendron catawbiense ‘Album’ Flowers still on Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’. Magnolia acuminata var….

…cornus to grow. Hidden previously by the aucuba hedge. Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ has very dark green foliage and is also flowering well above…

…nibbled) plants. Azalea ‘Kirin’ Azalea ‘Kirin’ A decent young Abies grandis getting away below the larger fernery. Offsets its dark green colours nicely with the nearby Aucuba japonica ‘Crotonifolia’. Abies…

…replacing it with laurel and aucuba. By the law of inverse consequences we actually also then gained space for huge new planting areas.This led us to have the courage to…

…just kills Aucuba is striking hard get again on our windbreak below 4-in-Hand. Much evidence of impending death here as I have seen elsewhere here and in other gardens for…