…Pinkish flamingos indeed! Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling Petals falling under the Magnolia campbellii which has been out for a month. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ just…

…Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ just full out. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks-Blue’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ (pale pink form) nearly over. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Still flowers on Magnolia globosa. Magnolia globosa 2021 – CHW First visit…

…hedlundii with ripe seed now ready to drop. Sorbus hedlundii 2022 – CHW The very last two flowers on the ancient white and pink Camellia sasanqua’s that I can find…

…of the firewood seems to have gone to a (hopefully) good home over the weekend. fallen ash Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ with its drooping, pendulous habit has a nice double…

…still very good also Oleifera. Big quarry early pink been out for 3 weeks, also Engine House double white. Lapagerias good, some fuchsias still nice. Rho lutescens a lot out…

…Rhododendron vaseyi nicely out. This is a pinkish form but this species can also be white. Rhododendron vaseyi Rhododendron vaseyi Rhododendron arizelum just showing and, surprisingly, well after the other…

…Solstice’. The outer tepals are pink at first. Here there is a flower on the very top twig of the plant some 12ft up. This is certainly one to propagate…

…pink in bud opening white. Its neighbouring rhododendrons died in last summer’s drought. Rhododendron decorum 2023 – CHW Still 10 cygnets survive on the pond. I discover its still a…

…‘Golden Oriole Talavera’ (formerly var ‘Talavera’) is very fine outside the front gate. Pale yellow. Golden Oriole var ‘Busaco’ has pink edging. Both are Caerhays bred. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole Talavera’…

…eucryphias are all very late this year and Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ still looks good. A very upright and erect habit. The old plant of Eucryphia moorii is also full…