…C. Orchids and Mossy Clubmoss D. Tin Garden plant list 2020 – CHW Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia scabra alongside it stunning still. Deutzia…

…FJW All the corn in. Good harvest. 2 new combines worked well. Everything much earlier than last year. 1917 – JCW Cyclamen very nice indeed. Hydrangeas nice. Moyesii fruit very…

…now at least, the flowers are larger. What a simply wonderful magnolia this is! Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A few Crataegus species in flower perhaps…

…var hayatainus A simply perfect bud on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ just coming out. The white form in more shade not yet showing. Rhododendron…

…At 4pm still plenty of ice despite the thaw. ice 2020 – CHW Here is a good tip when having a bonfire near other plants. Shield them from the heat…

…and fuzzily damp:Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ – not sure I have ever seen a pure white ‘red hot poker’ before. Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Olearia virgata, I think, in…

…before. Carpinus japonica Carpinus japonica Three new camellias to admire (and then propagate):-Camellia “Fire ‘n’ Ice” Camellia “Fire ‘n’ Ice” Camellia “Fire ‘n’ Ice” Camellia ‘Free Spirit’ Camellia ‘Free Spirit’…

…‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia “Fire ‘n’ Ice” has been photographed in the diary once before. In the rain I may not have done it justice. Camellia “Fire ‘n’…

…of the other evergreen azaleas. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ (let us forget the Japanese name here) living up to its name perfectly. Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ Prunus…

…A much dwarfer scented variety Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ 2018 – CHW Last week’s heatwave while we were away in Ireland has certainly brought the…