…was not quite out in time. Now it certainly is! Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ (syn ‘Black Dragon’) is a sparse flowerer with us but a pretty unique…

…Moulin Rouge Rhus Tiger Eyese large Ribes speciosum x 3 Sophora Dragon’s Gold Sorbaria Sem x 3 Viburnum cinnamomifolium Viburnum sieboldiiFrank Matthews Prunus x per Spring Glow 125cm + bare-root…

…by Green Gate hydrangeas by Green Gate The new lapageria planted outside my study window has made excellent new growth in its first year and is still growing now. The…

…looking splendid. Magnolia kobus var. borealis Laurelia sempervirens in full flower back from Rookery Gate. Strongly aromatic leaves when crunched up but little scent from the flowers. Laurelia sempervirens Rhododendron…

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ just showing. M. ‘Yellow Bird’ beside it not showing at all. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ in Penvergate. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ in Penvergate. Covered…

…from their mother under a gate. In 2001 it was they who were gated or killed (often unnecessarily) by a horrid disease. Today it is us! I do however discover…

…well from the lawn. Prunus ‘Kursar’ The hydrangeas by the Green Gate need dead heading but new growth is well under way. hydrangeas by the Green Gate Jaimie cutting some…

…over, a late season. Cherries remain good. Back Gate pink Kurume is half open. Staphyleas are good. 1927 – JCW The Back Gate pink Kurume is very good, the blue…

…Ashes etc in Rookery. 3. Ash by Rookery Gate. 4. Big Insignis near Rookery Gate – knocked out R Cuneatum. 5. Beech above Veitchii + 3 poplars (Retic seedlings) 6….

…front gate at Burncoose. Azalea ‘Tebotan’ Yet another visit to the new sluice gate in Penvergate with Environment Agency staff. As discussed earlier the contractors have installed it 150 or…