…spot of pink. You can easily see where all the paniculata hybrids have sprung from. Hydrangea paniculata Hydrangea paniculata I photographed this rhododendron in flower last year but still have…

…in flower, one Caerhays daff, some Aconites, Snowdrops are going back. P.D’s pink Azalea is v.g, Erica darleyense also. 1920 – JCW (Sunday afternoon) I was in the Beech Walk,…

…Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ 2019 – CHW The clump of taller growing snowdrops beside the drive is suddenly full out.Rhododendron siderophyllum, the pinker form, is full out beyond…

…japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Light pinkish secondary new growth on Rhododendron rhabdotum with the odd ripening seed head below it. Rhododendron rhabdotum Rhododendron rhabdotum 2018 – CHW Tiny cones forming on…

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ The very late flowering pink form of Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’. Quite a display for mid July! Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ As is the Rhododendron nuttallii below…

…Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Wonderful wild flower meadows Wonderful wild flower meadows The red/ pink flowered Magnolia delavayi below the Kitchen Garden. Magnolia delavayi The second grass cut of the Malus…

…yunnanensis Quercus affinis from Mexico with acorns forming. Quercus affinis Quercus affinis Calycanthus chinensis (formerly Sinocalycanthus chinensis) with its last pink tinged flowers and huge leaves. The buds are rather…

…very few. evidence of rabbits Ross has felled a dead sycamore above Burns Bank. dead sycamore Tom Hudson’s pink Magnolia delavayi. Magnolia delavayi Kitchen garden harrowed to remove more weeds…

…flower than I remember. Camellia sinensis Camellia sinensis Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ not only has gently variegated leaves but also flowers that are a contrasting white and pink. An attractive combination…

…the top of the old deer park only just established. The pink and white Rhododendron arboreums featured are still (exactly) there now in extreme old age. The Irish yew is…