…out. Rhododendron praestans Then the snow came down for 3 hours. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ and Camellia ‘sodekashuki’ have flowers amid the snow! Roy is now happily stuck in the Wilson…

…‘Golden Oriole’ just coming out amid the first snowflakes. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ Rhododendron ciliialyx just out too. More fool the plant as it feels now. Rhododendron ciliialyx…

…other garden tour groups in buses are cancelling and we will all be home working soon as the country shuts down completely. Plenty of time for writing and thinking amid…

…You can see the flower buds amid the brown, yellow and red tints on the edges of the still green leaves. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ 2021 – CHW Fruits…

…late or the earlier drought this year. Rhododendron auriculatum Amid the ‘trash’/grass/weed growth I find matted clumps of another good wild flower above the Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’. It is growing…

…fruits forming amid the silvery leaves. Odd colour to the fruit but I expect it will change although most leaves have already fallen. Sorbus japonica Sorbus japonica Sorbus unknown on…

…I did not. A small, amiable, and rather cuddly lady exactly as she is cast in ‘Vera’. She knows nothing of Chelsea or plants and we know nothing about her…

…‘Trewithen Blue’ Snowdrops amid the Gunnera manicata plantation below Kitchen Garden. Snowdrops Frankie was working on a Saturday and had cleared the old Camellia japonica above the Old Kennels. Space…

…keeping well out of the way amid the frequent hail storms. Cock pheasants fighting it out 2023 – CHW The magnolia outside the front arch now splendid! magnolia outside the…

…rare (for us) group of Crocus amid a bank of naturalised wild daffodils in the Aucklandii Garden. group of Crocus Camellia lecture and tour today. Rhododendron lutescens and Rhododendron arboreum…

…of planting below the castle itself. A very fine Prunus cerasifera amid the fog. Prunus cerasifera Prunus cerasifera Some of the magnolias planted over 20 years ago are covered in…

…on the drive still looks good amid the gloom. Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii Alba seedling Hidden away behind it is a rather nice but…

…all their rare indigenous species correctly. With their strong flower scent Michelias are notoriously promiscuous in gardens and cross fertilisation of species is highly likely. Amid the gloom a few…

…are also a remarkable pain in the arse if you try to live and work amid them). Jaimie, Michael and the team are off to stage our exhibits in the…

…in the rain and no real excitement except that of course the fox trail runs into the main garden (out of bounds) and the hounds run amok amid the visitors….

…the lens and a hint of sun amid the showers. Absolutely outstanding in colour, shape and floriferousness. This hybrid will take quite some bettering and will be a top Burncoose…

…amid a coachload of German visitors. Azalea Vuyks Rosyred I discover the first flowers ever on Enkianthus serrulatus which was given to us as a large layer last summer by…

…Most flowers smashed in the hail and rain anyway. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ Azalea ‘Vuyk’s Rosy Red’ amid a bed of Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna. Azalea ‘Vuyk’s Rosy Red’…

…x fortunei ssp. fortunei) There are 170 separate Loderi crosses still in the garden. Many are very similar and many still to be exposed amid the undergrowth after years of…

…clumps amid the rocks in a bit more wind shelter. Silene vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Silene vulgaris ssp. vulgaris Scilla verna also growing in profusion on the cliffs alongside bluebells which…