…An amazing display of hollyhocks. hollyhocks hollyhocks A 150 year old apple tree on its last legs – extraordinary. apple tree The garden is half on chalk and half on…

…‘Blue Note’ and the leaves have quite a scent too. Salvia gregii ‘Blue Note’ An old favourite but some years the flowers are already over – Primula japonica ‘Apple Blossom’….

…has few flowers this year. Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ The Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ in the Auklandii Garden is at its best today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ is now…

…sells C. glabra but this isn’t it! Amelanchier Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ on the wall making a fine show today. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Philotheca myoporoides – Gin and Tonic…

…Garden Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden Kitchen Garden The old potting shed and apple store which we hope to restore one day. old potting shed and apple store Lots…

…had considered C. ‘Apple Blossom’ or C. x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ but the latter is a mounded tight bush.] Camellia ‘Christmas Daffodil’ Camellia ‘Christmas Daffodil’ The snowdrops once from…

…sasanqua clump First flower on Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ rather earlier than usual. Three flowers only and just singletons. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Escallonia rubra var macrantha strangely full out…

…Gallipoli Gallipoli Gallipoli Gallipoli Gallipoli To add another superb example of trees and shrubs flowering out of season after a hot summer (May to June especially) here is an apple…

…naming the very best. Just have a look and these and make your own mind up! Even the names are an exaggeration: MAGNOLIA ‘Candy Cane’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pink Diamond’ MAGNOLIA ‘Pickards…

…after planting. Formerly called Pterocarya paliuris. A medium sized tree with disc winged (rather than two winged) fruit. Cyclocarya paliuris Rhododendron ‘Jock’ and Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’. Rhododendron ‘Jock’ Embothrium lanceolatum…

…and is the ideal crab apple for making jelly. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ 2018 – CHW A tour with another Duke and Duchess and their friends. Non gardeners…

…still plenty to do especially the Pinetum area. 2023 – CHW Malus ‘Rudolph’. Malus ‘Rudolph’ Malus ‘Rudolph’ Malus ‘Candymint’. Malus ‘Candymint’ Malus ‘Candymint’ Malus transitoria. Malus transitoria Malus and daffodils…

…coronaria ‘Elk River’ Malus coronaria ‘Elk River’ Malus coronaria ‘Elk River’ Malus ‘Admiration’ Malus ‘Admiration’ Malus toringo – a semi weeping Japanese crab apple growing only to 8-10ft. Malus toringo…

…was cleared of dead apple trees and replanted 30 years ago. The cherries have matured and died already. Some rhododendron hybrids are making a show and only a few magnolias…

…‘monkey apple’ because of its large clusters of white to maroon edible berries. Unpruned it may grow to 15ft in height. Syzygium smithii Syzygium smithii Viburnum parvifolium lives up to…

…a reflection of the reverse? mussels mussels The odd white flowered weed with very prickly seed heads last autumn outside the Schoolroom window was Datura stamonium (thorn-apple). It is a…

…(2858) Hypericum beanie (2858) Apple sized seed pods on Camellia trichocarpa. Camellia trichocarpa Hydrangea chinensis – Wilson No. 7820. Hydrangea chinensis Hydrangea chinensis Hypericum hookerianum had a cascading habit and…

…Chocolate’ Celastrus orbiculatus with a good show in the sales point. Celastrus orbiculatus Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ with larger yellow crab apples than seen elsewhere in this diary recently. Malus ‘Golden…

…unigemmata. Woodwardia unigemmata Woodwardia unigemmata Woodwardia unigemmata Sorbus zahlbruckneri with small crab apple like fruits. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii (what a mouthful!) acquired from Pan-Global Plants….

…apple tree with berries forming early. mistletoe mistletoe Aconitum ‘Sparks Variety’ growing 5-6ft tall here is a wonderful herbaceous border plant. It never looks much in a pot in the…