…x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ RHODODENDRON ‘Logan Damaris’ RHODODENDRON ‘Logan Damaris’ We look at Rhododendron ‘Logan Damaris’ which my father always said was the best yellow….

…but rather dwarf and short lived in a garden context where it always looks a bit ‘miffy’ except perhaps when in flower. Azaleodendron ‘Hardijzer Beauty’ Azaleodendron ‘Hardijzer Beauty’ Azalea ‘Pink…

…coming out under the Magnolia x veitchiis. Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Different coloured flowers on Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’. This happens when some get windblown….

…Chelsea. Azalea ‘Orange King’ Azalea ‘Orange King’ A rogue Rhododendron ponticum is suddenly visible opposite Rhododendron stenaulum. It must go! Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum Podocarpus ‘Blue Gem’ has the most…

…we hope their energy will now go into reshooting vigorously. Rhododendron davidsonianum Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ just out. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea calendulaceum – Sandling orange – red form. A very…

…bracteata Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ with the fruits turning colour. Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Myoporum laetum with ripe black seeds. Myoporum laetum Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ with its autumn colour….

…down completely. A rare tree which was once a Champion. Lindera communis Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ glowing red in front of the bare orange twigs of Tilia sordata ‘Winter Orange’. Camellia…

…Tulare’ Camellia japonica ‘Augusto Leal de Gouveia Pinto’ Camellia japonica ‘Augusto Leal de Gouveia Pinto’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Joan Trehane’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Joan Trehane’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Camellia…

…turning in colour to yellow and its orange new shoots are going from red to orange as they will be soon. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia…

…Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ living up to its name. No sign of fading to green here. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Indigofera himachalensis (from Roundabarrow nurseries) flowering properly for the first…

…‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Admiration’ Malus ‘Admiration’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus…

…It has produced much darker flowers in the past. Magnolia ‘Spectrum’ Magnolia ‘Spectrum’ Podocarpus acutifolius has a good orange-yellow glow even before the new growth appears. This is becoming a…

…elderly clump which disliked being cut back and rebelled by dying so we have desisted. Azalea ‘Orangeade’ Azalea ‘Orangeade’ Magnolia x wiesneri nicely out below Slip Rail and heavily scented….

…CHW Yesterday a garden tour with the Townsends.Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ looking superb now denuded of all its leaves. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ The fruits on…

…just emerging. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ Daphne ‘Spring Beauty’. Daphne ‘Spring Beauty’ Last year I photographed an Acacia dealbata tree near Ponsanooth. This year I find an even better one in…

…the Auklandii Garden out a bit early by normal standards. Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Three Camellia reticulata varieties just now out in flower: ‘Lasca Beauty’ – the best of…

…Beauty’ only planted 2 years ago and the first flowers I have seen. New to us but not exactly on schedule. Camellia japonica ‘Christmas Beauty’ Narcissus ‘Mr Julian’ which was…

…Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ The huge flowers of Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ are just out. Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Interesting bark on Vaccinum donaldianum…

…Shoe). mystery rhododendron mystery rhododendron First black flowers showing on Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ – they really are black. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Enormous flower clusters on an…

…in the rhododendron planting area 2023 – CHW A tour of Old Park with 2 of the 4 grandchildren; Isla and Bea.Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ – another one out in the…