…new planting smashed to smithereens The view over White Styles. The view over White Styles Magnolias in Giddle Orchard. Magnolias in Giddle Orchard The view from further up the drive….

…or Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ The white form of Rhododendron moupinense on the drive. Not a patch on the red form we saw yesterday which Jaimie plans to…

…May on Camellia japonica ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’. Camellia japonica ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’. Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ 2025 –…

…‘White Swan’ much earlier into flower than expected. Anemone ‘White Swan’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ also very early to be out. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Bergenia ‘Morgenröte’ also out absurdly early. Bergenia…

…and white becoming mottled green and white. Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Ugni molinae with fruits nearly ripe. Ugni molinae…

…other way around. Lilies superb! lilies Phlox ‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum. Phlox ‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee. Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee…

…from the huge puddle which used to form outside the converted barns. White Styles drive White Styles drive Contoneaster flinckii nearly ripe. Contoneaster flinckii Contoneaster rubens just turning. Contoneaster rubens…

…white Lapageria white Lapageria white Lapageria Yellowing berries on Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ A few secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ as usual. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ The three dead and…

…fine flower on Magnolia grandiflora ‘Russet’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Russet’ The fallen Quercus ilex branch close up. Quercus ilex Decent colours on Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’. Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’ Variations…

…‘Shishigashira’ ‘Shishigashira’ ‘Shishigashira’ ‘Setsugekka’ ‘Setsugekka’ ‘Setsugekka’ ‘Trewithen White’ (ex Trewithen) ‘Trewithen White’ ‘Trewithen White’ ‘Trewithen White’ ‘Souvenir de Claude Brivet’ – some branches with white and some with pink flowers…

…‘Veitchii’ just as good beside it. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ While Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ is nearly in flower alongside. Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with early catkins. Corylus…

…which the Gator got stuck in on Thursday night The road down to White Styles. The road down to White Styles Above White Styles. Above White Styles Above White Styles…

…over again. Eucalyptus Cotoneaster glomerulatus still laden with berries. Cotoneaster glomerulatus Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ laden with buds beside it. Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Nyssa sinensis (FMWJ 13122) also still…

…with the irregular white blotches on some flowers as we expect Camellia ‘Apollo’ Camellia ‘Apollo’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ – as labelled but perhaps incorrectly! Blush is pink in bud…

…usual. Billy Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ is finally out in full with a blue sky behind it. The ‘dog shit on stalks’ has largely blown away. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’…

…‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ full out. Look how variable the flowers are in size and frills! This is a Camellia reticulata x Camellia x williamsii cross…

…close up. The closest I can get to it in the reference books is ‘Exbury White’ or ‘White Lights’ but both have slightly more yellow in the flower than this…

…Malus ‘Profusion’ which looks a bit battered from the winter. Malus ‘Profusion’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ is a peculiar mix of green and white in enormous flower trusses for such a young…

…up a beech tree. This we have seen at Tregrehan where it is easily up to 30ft but it loses the white variegation when mature. Euonymus fortunei ‘Woolong Ghost’ 2019…

…flowers on Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’, the white form. The tree is so tall that one seldom gets close to a flower. The other tree is more white in flower…