…Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Cloud’ is another misnamed one really (like Magnolia zenii ‘Pink Parchment’). Just a hint of pink in…

…magnolias has just arrived. Loads of pictures and a wonderful reference book (especially for the newer magnolia crosses) even if it is all in German! Quite a lot of this…

…just out. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ on the main ride. Camellia reticulata ‘Royalty’ The end of Acer saccharinum. The end of Acer saccharinum Overnight the fir has burnt up…

…I still wonder why our local surgery could not have done it just as well? Magnolias through the archway just starting in the evening light. Magnolias through the archway The…

…Melody’ Magnolia ‘Cassiopeia’ likewise. Magnolia ‘Cassiopeia’ Prunus x persica ‘Spring Glow’ just opening. Prunus x persica ‘Spring Glow’ Magnolia ‘Brombeer’ now properly open. Magnolia ‘Brombeer’ Magnolia’ Romance’ nearly open. Magnolia’…

…replacement Acer kawakamii just leafing up. Acer kawakamii The way through a huge beech and oak to the Withy Moor has been cleared and the stumps in the hedge reuprighted….

…ages. Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ Flowers just out on x Raphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ x Raphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ alongside Clianthus puniceus ‘Albus’. Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Antoine Buchner’ just…

…leaf yet showing. The two older plants of Magnolia ‘Daphne’ nearby on the Main Ride are only just showing colour. ‘Lois’ has been out for a fortnight or more. Magnolia…

…in Tin Garden. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ just out. Our plant failed to make it onto the Chelsea Stand because it did not come out in time. Magnolia…

…Cornus hongkongensis with tiny flower bracts just starting nearby ‘Satomi’. Cornus hongkongensis Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus just coming out in Kennel Close. The Styrax are rushing on in the heatwave…

…wuyuanensis Styrax wuyuanensis The same story with Styrax formosanus. Styrax formosanus Styrax formosanus Styrax hemsleyanus just coming out. Styrax hemsleyanus 2024 – CHW At Chelsea I photographed two primula species…

…I wish I had spotted it earlier. Camellia maliflora Camellia maliflora Camellia maliflora Cornus alternifolia just coming out. Cornus alternifolia Eucalyptus simonosii covered in flower again this year. Eucalyptus simonosii…

…got stuck Frankie has got stuck Styrax wilsonii full out. Styrax wilsonii Styrax americanus just starting. Styrax americanus Rhododendron auriculatum. Rhododendron auriculatum Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ is the best thing in…

…height eventually. Cornus pumila Just one flower on Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’. The Chelsea Plants of the Year have just arrived but only one flower to be seen on the…

…Azalea indica by the front door is nearly out. Azalea indica Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ just starting to turn colour. Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ A pigeon’s nest in the crown of a…

…‘Harrow Hybrids’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ is just out. A startling blue indeed and a plant everyone should grow (on acid soil) if they only have room for just one hydrangea. Hydrangea…

…maritima. Crambe maritima 2022 – CHW A single seed pod on just one of the young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the bank. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The very late flowering pink…

…Rhododendron impeditum ‘JC Williams’ A seed head on Sorbus sargentiana just turning colour just above the acer. No colouring yet on the nearby Tetracentron sinense or Cercidiphyllum japonicum. Sorbus sargentiana…

…the autumn colour on the four liquidambers: Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Oconee’ has just a few hints. Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Oconee’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Oconee’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Gumball’ has just one spray at the…

…yet snow but no real frost. Geraniums uncut. 1905 – JCW Ericas open, C imperati just. Colour on the snowdrops. Frost and damp day stopped rose. Various Stylosa open, just…