…eaten by the pheasant poults. colchicum The fence has been moved at the bottom of White Stiles field to give us room for the planting of a cherry avenue. White…

…campbellii ‘Strybling White’ Storm damaged Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ Storm damaged Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ A few other oddments of note out in flower today:Ilex latifolia with berries Ilex latifolia…

…the whole thing in flower without a drone. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron floccigerum which is one of my favourite species. This form an excellent colour….

…growth. Rhodendron sinogrande Virtually leafless Sophora ‘Sun King’. Probably dead. Sophora ‘Sun King’ Sophora ‘Sun King’ Ligustrum confusum has shed nearly all its seed head in the drought. Normally a…

…Magnolia (Michelia) ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘White Caviar’ Pseudopanax ‘Moas Toes’ romping skywards above Crinodendron Hedge. Tree like! Pseudopanax ‘Moas Toes’ A…

…is a fine thing! Better each year. Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Good new growth on a young Meliosma pungens which replaces a recent casualty of this…

…Azalea ‘Azuma-kagami’ Azalea ‘Azuma-kagami’ A few pictures of daffodils in clumps in Kennel Close. Others are over but not these: Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus ‘White Lion’ Narcissus…

…Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ The huge clump of Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ is now full out but, sadly, the public never realise it is there. Rhododendron loderi ‘King…

…hupehensis Sorbus hupehensis Malus ‘Jelly King’ with ripe fruits. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ 2022 – CHW A huge Pinus insignis tree twists, turns, and falls at the Red…

…nursery where I met APHA (Plant Health) today. Anemone ‘White Swan’ much earlier into flower than expected. Anemone ‘White Swan’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ also very early to be out. Callicarpa…

…full out and smelling gorgeous. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ But Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ are still in tight bud. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy…

…or ‘Grand Sultan’ – but this is not one in the Trehane camellia book!) Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ A great clump of white Fritillaria meleagris (Snake’s head fritillary). Fritillaria meleagris…

…Ice’ Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ slightly pink in bud opening pinkish white then white. A superb show on a young tree. Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ Prunus ‘Fragrant Cloud’ Rhododendron aberconwayi nicely out….

…many years ago. It flowered prodigiously this summer with flowers around 2.5-3cm across. They are replaced by pea-sized hips in large quantities.] white climbing rose white climbing rose white climbing…

…late flowering evergreen azaleas now in the catalogue – Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’. Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’ Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ and Azalea ‘White Moon’…

…clump of three ilex by the Podocarpus. The one with the largest base appears to be Ilex kingiana (formerly Ilex insignis). Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana The other two have been…

…replanted below White Styles. sacrifice camellias sacrifice camellias The 24 Matsumae cherries in a double avenue continue to impress. Matsumae cherries A young Magnolia ‘Goldstar’ below White Styles showing up…

…distance. Cheered up a dull squirrel meeting in the scorching heat. Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ 2017 – CHW Gentle rain all day which is just what…

…this year. Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Another Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ full of secondary flowers with the usual autumnal slug damage. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ A wet day so…

…well beside it. white arboreum white arboreum One Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ ringbarked by a strimmer but still alive. Its neighbour is not. Strimmer not drought! Keep the wire netting…