…x Black Tulip’ MAGNOLIA ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ is a very late flowerer and darkish red but lacks the neat shape of Black…

…for the first time. It is Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ x Magnolia ‘Darjeeling’ and, as yet, unnamed. A really good purplish-red as you can see here. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ x Magnolia…

…Picture’) was well worth growing and new to me. Magnolia ‘Felicity’ Magnolia ‘Felicity’ Rhododendron mostroseanum nearly over. Neat leaf form. Rhododendron mostroseanum Rhododendron mostroseanum Rhododendron ‘Boadicea’ – sparse flowerer. Rhododendron…

…the true Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ resides on the drive. It is a small flowered imitation of the real thing but not too bad really. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’…

…door. Early again. Real bluebells Real bluebells I am pretty sure I photographed flowers on this Fuchsia magellanica var molinae after the leaves had dropped last November. Here it is…

…historian in about another century. I wish we could find a graduate with six months to spare, real plant knowledge, and more time than me to really get to grips…

…by birds seeking the nectar at the base of its flowers. Nevertheless plenty of decent flowers left and a really good Christmas plant. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ First…

…than Leucanthemum ‘Freak’ and Leucanthemum ‘Goldfinch’ but not by miles. Leucanthemum ‘Real Charmer’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Charmer’ What was very good but possibly too tender to winter outside were two superb…

…Knapweed, is really why we have decided not to cut the grassy banks outside the front door. The clumps are only just starting to flower but covered in butterflies, bees…

…Linney. No chance of this lasting for Chelsea this year. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’ Magnolia ‘Pink Kobus’ is not really a pink form of M kobus. It only really has a…