…over. [ALONGSIDE] The stunning red flowers of Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’. Trillium luteum Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ The novel and unusual Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Greenapples’. [ALONGSIDE] The new to us Centaurea…

…colour faded. Faded Rhododendron loderi ‘Pink Diamond’ Faded Rhododendron loderi ‘Pink Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ was good on the stand last year. Now useless. Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’…

…Moonlight’ New this year is Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ with a sensational leaf/flower contrast. Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ in flower. Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood…

…is excellent too but, as yet, unnamed. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Princess Margaret’ which should have been named…

…died about eight years ago. Rosa ‘Wedding Day’ Rosa ‘Wedding Day’ Tropaeolum ciliatum full out already as it never died down in the mild winter. It is invading the nearby…

…see the sea for most of the day. No hassle with the wedding and no noise unlike the previous weekend when the wedding goers repeatedly rang the front door bell….

…cuckoo squawking all morning. We could do with a days rain! Big wedding yesterday in Beach Meadow.In my absence at Chelsea Jaimie, Michael, and the team have done a fantastic…

…Gem’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus evereste Malus…

…looking sea. The tent for today’s Wedding Fair is below the castle rather than on Beach Meadow for obvious reasons. tent for today’s Wedding Fair An evil looking sea Purchases…

…campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Liverwort spreading up a beech tree by Tin Garden. Liverwort Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ and ‘Michael’s Pride’ just starting to open. Also a month…