…at new plants yesterday evening. Half a dozen Stewartias (four species and one named cultivar) in the new planting area above the greenhouse will shortly be flowering; most for the…

…out and very early. Remember we saw late flowers on a Rh. decorum last September. Rhododendron decorum Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ at its very best in the evening light. Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ Still…

…the evening light. Rhododendron augustinii 2020 – CHWIf you send soldiers to war with inadequate kit they blame the army and their generals (eg armoured cars susceptible to roadside bombs)….

…the evening light. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling 2020 – CHW So we rattle around the castle in glorious isolation. No sound of cars or people and just the cock pheasants…

…most likely Camellia fraterna. When I was out last evening the Polyspora trees down the bottom still had exposed good white flowers and the temp. on the stump had been…

…off and it looks a bit odd in the evening light. old yew tree Berberis xanthoclada has some good red winter colour on parts of the bush. A quick growing…

…was flooded on the hightide at 7am and hoped for better this evening. ‘Stay at home’ (in all circumstances) and ‘stay safe’; the usual covid cries repeated in another context….

…value of dung in the planting pit is clear but some slug damage too sadly on the oldest and larger leaves. lapageria 2016 – CHW Yesterday evening a trip to…

…over. Erica cinerea The Cottage in the evening sun. The Cottage 2020 – CHW Daphne’s garden at Newbiggin in all its glory which she photographed a week or two ago….

…loads of bud a fortnight or so off. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ A drowning yesterday evening off East Portholland. Scuba diving apparently. Father died and one daughter also taken in the…