…at the 4-in-Hand. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ 2023 – CHW A long eared bat flying around by day. long eared bat This fungus is growing on an old sycamore stump near Tin…

…Prunus pilosiuscula is plastered in fruits which are red then black. Asia needs to gather these now. I have never noticed such a crop before. Prunus pilosiuscula Prunus pilosiuscula 2017…

…Pinus wallichiana A double flowered orange Hemerocallis in the frames which is incorrectly labelled. Hemerocallis Machilus yunnanensis with its reddish new growth. Machilus yunnanensis Asia’s plant of Hoya carnosa is…

…similarly afflicted. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia petals from the pale Magnolia campbellii scattered on the ground already in the wind. It was only just fully out. Magnolia campbellii Michelia moto…

…nearby have not. Two rhododendrons Schima superba (Mu He Shu) with now reddish new growth. Earlier it looked much whiter. Schima superba (Mu He Shu) Phoebe sheareri settling in well…

…tall. The ICS ‘Splendid Sasanquas’ book makes no mention of a single pink flowered Camellia sasanqua with this sort of growth habit. It looks a bit like C. sasanqua ‘Plantation…

…a decent sized new planting area for the spring. digger work Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ at its best just above Red Linney. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ have flower buds for next year but none on the one which flowered this year which probably overdid it. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Cow parsley in November! Cow parsley…

back to the 27th April Today Guincho and then to Mahee Island. Right beside the Sambucus seedling is Euonymus lucidus with its gorgeous reddish new growth. Euonymus lucidus Coprosma ‘Beatson’s…

…rounded red fruits. Cotoneaster sylvestrii Cotoneaster sylvestrii 2023 – CHW Final tidying in the new Rookery clearing has given the pheasants plenty of opportunity for dust baths. 28°c here yesterday…