…first time so spring is in his step! Lizzie with ‘the pack’ Mia and Alfie still ‘standing’ after their first two hour garden tour! Mia and Alfie still Several video…

…Ewe line at best and at least six doubles also Lady Clare and Lady Bullen. Hamamelis at best. Camellia Cornish Snow had a few flowers for some time. Rho ririei…

…– FJW First on Tin Garden Magnolia ‘Diva’ seedling. 1962 – FJW East wind started. 1930 – JCW Six days of frost have cut Rhodo’s and the Gordonia, but we…

…formosanus is just turning yellow and the seeds are now ripe and starting to fall. Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax faberi has largely fallen but there…

…in 2008 this Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ is the first tree magnolia die from the drought. It was half defoliated in this sunny spot last August. Now the main stem cracking…

…Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose Marie Rominas Pink Sybille dawsoniana Valley Splendour stellata Wisley Stardust R&G Celtis sinensisPavia Euonymus americanusAvaxa 1 Acer macrophyllum 1 Berberis jamesiana 1 Berberis…

…which had just about survived the frost. Magnolia delavayi Polyspora longicarpa in flower despite wind damage to the foliage. Polyspora longicarpa Another dead. Another dead A drought hit Rhododendron barbatum….

…Laurel trimming Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ at its very best. George and his son, Maurice’s ashes are underneath. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ Styrax hookeri still in full leaf….

…St Ewe hedge just past best. 1934 – JCW No real cold for a long time. 3 or 4 magnolias show some flowers. Mag denudata has the most bloom. 1923…

…with buds. Salicifolia one good. Diva a few flowers. Reticulatas and St Ewe at best. Saluenensis past best. Daffodils mid stream. Barbatum at best. 1941 – CW Magnolia sargenteana fully…