…garden which is suddenly far from dead, depressed or devastated. Although a north wind with cold showers for Mothering Sunday the Camellias are coming into their peak. A little late…

…atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ Then we get to some outstanding new agapanthus varieties all in full flower. We certainly need to add some of these to our…

…see that it isn’t as bad as then. dry parkland pictures The lawn has greened up again after the relatively little rain which fell last week. lawn has greened up…

…split fairly easily. cutting up the huge beech tree Hedychium x moorei ‘Tara’ planted in 2020 below the Rabbit Warren. Hedychium x moorei ‘Tara’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Little Lime’ has turned…

…looked good in leaf (no flower) but much the same as ‘Diabolo’ or ‘Lady in Red’. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Andre’ Leucothoe axillaris ‘Little Flames’ looked good. Leucothoe axillaris ‘Little Flames’ Hypericum…

…creation in New Zealand. (M. x soulangeana ‘Sweet Simplicity’ x M. ‘Cameo’). Magnolia ‘Tinkerbelle’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ – only a little yellow. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold…

…Callicarpa cathayana yesterday or perhaps both have white flowers? Hard to know when the reference books tell you so little. Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ However this compact clump, labelled Callicarpa dichotoma,…

…from afar. Frankie’s digger Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ is shedding in the wind already. The flowers do have a little yellow in them as they open. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’…

…showing a little frost damage and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with flowers just opening. Erica arborea showing a little frost damage and Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ A branch blown out and on…

…best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ So little time to appreciate this amazing magnolia year. Dear Monica Trudgeon’s funeral was well attended at the church and then at The Vean. Despite it…

…‘Cleopatra’ The rare and little known Rhododendron xichangense is looking good today. Four rather small and frail plants were put out in 2017. I gave them little chance but was…

…frosted Gunnera manicata below the Kennels. As ever the bottom of Old Park has caught what little frost we have had this week. Elsewhere in the country everyone is moaning….

…yet. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ 2021 – CHW Still the cold north wind persists but only a little sleet.Old Park is still completely frosted but I do manage to see just coming…

…Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ Taiwania cryptomerioides has finally developed an upright leading shoot of its own volition instead of its earlier floppiness which we tried to stake up with little success. Taiwania…

…‘Pink Stardust’ Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ – as we have seen before – very simple and little pleasure! Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ Magnolia ‘Old Port’ – an excellent New…

…little plant! Osteomeles subrotunda Osteomeles subrotunda Lithocarpus dealbatus with its early new growth frosted or wind scorched away. Hopefully it will develop more. Lithocarpus dealbatus Lithocarpus dealbatus Quercus liebmannii with…

…Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron concinnum – great purple but the flowers have a more open form than the Burncoose plant by the pond and…

…is that this plant flowers properly in full sun and does very little in full shade. Asia needs to propagate as its really rather a good thing in late May….

…formosanus var. hayatiana Also on Styrax wuyuanensis. Styrax wuyuanensis 2020 – CHW Rhododendron auriculatum just out but very few flowers after two dry summers and little new growth. Rhododendron auriculatum…

…out in flower and these pictures will nearly fill the missing website slots. What a peculiar little hydrangea-like thing it is with what looks like separate male and female flowers….