…as this all over the small tree. Outstanding! Euonymus myrianthus Euonymus myrianthus The very last of the bluebells in full shade. bluebells Last flowers on Michelia crassipes (as we bought…

…late flowering evergreen azaleas now in the catalogue – Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’. Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’ Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’…

…first but not when you examine the flower more closely. The blue and light blue anthers are quite different too. Seven separate plants in two batches were planted here in…

…a pear. Pear ‘Doyenne du Comice’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ was pretty. Hardy? Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ Helenium ‘Sombrero’ in the rain. Helenium ‘Sombrero’ Helenium ‘Sombrero’…

…new growth on Quercus phellos. Quercus phellos Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ together. Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Pink and blue Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ See what a hit this clump of…

…Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Monarda ‘Knight Violet’ and Eryngium planum ‘Magical Purple Falls’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’ Lobelia siphilitica ‘Blue’and Lobelia ‘Fanship Burgundy’…

…Blephylocalyx crookshankii Beautiful blue bell shaped flowers but horrid prickles too. Rhapithamnus spinosus. blue bell shaped flowers blue bell shaped flowers blue bell shaped flowers blue bell shaped flowers Pitavia…

…and Bloom’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ not bad either. Salvia ‘Big Blue’ Salvia ‘Big Blue’ 2022 – CHW The hydrangea season is getting into full swing and the drive here is…

…pulverulenta ‘Raspberry Ice’ [ALONGSIDE] Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Raspberry Ice’ Zenobia pulverulenta ‘Blue Sky’ Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ – another plant which shows up well in a tent. Cornus…

…Court’ A carpet of blown off laurel leaves all along the Main Ride. How much worse it would all be without the laurel shelter belts! They have done their job…

…Lonicera crassifolia continues to do well on the dead tree stump at the 4-in-Hand. Lonicera crassifolia Rhododendron ‘Moser’s Maroon’ just about surviving the heatwave. Rhododendron ‘Moser’s Maroon’ A splendid carpet…

…of it ‘indulging’ in plants. Put up with it please if you can!Spanish bluebells now full out outside the front gate (in full leaf in the diary in January). An…

…shelter. Agave americana and Fascicularia A wonderful carpet of Vinca minor ‘Alba’ under a yew tree and behind a wall so it is totally sheltered from the salt spray. Vinca…

…ancient tractor Helleborus argutifolius just opening. Helleborus argutifolius Double flowered snowdrops (few singles) carpet literally acres of the woodland. Double flowered snowdrops More new spaces for planting flowering trees for…

…‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ is one of the liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x stellata crosses with girls’ names. Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ A carpet of fallen flowers…

…Tulip’ Bluebottle flies hatched and sunning themselves on the trunk of this magnolia. Bluebottle flies 2023 – CHW Annoyingly I have broken my camera lens when it ‘fell off’ my…

…‘Cubbie’, ‘Nuttie’ and ‘Nickel’ are in repose on the new carpet, in my chair, and checking on the passers by in the street. Wimbledon could not keep up with their…

…more light to neighbouring plants. Its neighbour too The half fallen Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ has been uprighted and propped. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ 2020 – CHW A carpet…

…few elderly and moss covered oak trees something is pecking off chunks of moss and leaving a carpet under the tree. It is happening and being added to daily. Even…

…has been dug out leaving a nice bit of shady space for planting next week. shady space The windblown laurel leaves on the Main Ride are now a carpet. laurel…