13th July
…garden. blue garden Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ covered in seed which I have never yet seen on the Burncoose plant and an exceptional ‘snake-bark’ stem. Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver…
…garden. blue garden Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ covered in seed which I have never yet seen on the Burncoose plant and an exceptional ‘snake-bark’ stem. Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver…
…sericea have died in the last year. Wonderful, but hardly silvery, new growth here. The silver is on the undersides of the leaves as on all N. sericea but especially…
…camphora grows nearby whose leaves smell as you would expect when crushed. Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Rhododendron pseudochyrsanthemum is just out below Donkey Shoe. The leaf…
…‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ I had been expecting Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ to show any day but nothing yet on the old plants on the Main Ride. Here a youngster is…
…japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ at the cash point. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ A flower just coming out on Magnolia ‘Venus’ in…
…‘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’…
…Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose….
…to the sasanqua collection. Camellia sasanqua ‘Hiryu’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ full out and with some petal blight already below the two Magnolia x veitchii. Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia…
…Camellia ‘Free Spirit’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ And some newer magnolias:Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ – quite dull! Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Millie Gaylon’ – the tree…
…with fully formed seeds already. Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ by the Green Gate. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ The deciduous azaleas below…