…a brilliant blue lacecap set against its black stems. Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ Hydrangea ‘Zorro’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ The Harrow…

…racemes of seeds on Pterocarya fraxinifolia are now brown and ripe. The leaves on the top of the tree have fallen but still nice brilliant yellow colours lower down. Pterocarya…

…Corokia buddleioides 2016 – CHW Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ has dropped most of its leaves but what are left are a brilliant yellow and beyond compare today by Georges Hut. The…

…in a frost free time. Wonderful show. Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum Camellia x hiemalis ‘Yuletide’ is also just out rather after the event itself. A brilliant red none…

…as isolated as us! 2019 – CHW Brilliant sunshine continues. CLA AGM at The Vean plus lunch and garden tour for 60 people. I think this may be new emerging…

…flowers mean it is actually Trachelospermum jasminoides although the leaves are much smaller than the norm. A brilliant scented surround. Is this a hybrid between the two species? Trachelospermum jasminoides…

…this is a close second. Vitex agnus castus First flashes of autumn colour on Tilia kiusiana. Tilia kiusiana 2021 – CHW Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ starting its brilliant autumn tints. Euonymus…

…it, which has equally brilliant red autumn colour, is still pure green. No scent yet from the cercidiphyllum despite a very hot 10 days – hotter than August by a…

…the Blackthorn. This tells you the vagaries of the spring weather. Hawthorn Hawthorn We saw brilliant brown autumn leaf colour in the nursery on Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’. At The Cottage…

…has only been here since 2008 but is already a fine tree rather too close of course to the wall. My fault again. It is not a brilliant yellow but…