23rd October

…paniculata ‘White Lace’ Young Acer campestre showing autumnal yellow. Acer campestre Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ turning to reddish purple. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ First yellowing on Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’…

11th March

‘Blue Giant’ would make an easy spring bulb pot sale with little effort. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Rhododendron Nimrod Group was very…

30th March

…will not often see daffodils, a bluebell and copious primroses all out at the same time. I repeat that bluebells in March are absurd! daffodils, a bluebell and copious primroses…

13th March

…plant I wonder? Maybe it will still be flowering this weekend? There shouldnt be any difficulty with M. maudiae as it is very distinctive blue/green foliage and glabrous in all…

21st July

…the Auklandii Garden. A better blue than Hydrangea ‘Benelux’ or ‘Nikko Blue’ I think? Perhaps or perhaps the perfectly acidic soil here? Dad never gave it a name. best blue

26th June

blue hydrangeas blue hydrangeas blue hydrangeas Jamesia americana is about full out below Tin Garden. This rare small shrub, known as the ‘cliff bush’, was first introduced to the UK…

8th August

…A better blue than some years and this clump are in full shade. Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Alison’s hanging basket begonias at the top lodge as good as…

18th March

…is so impressive. Magnolia ‘Venus’ Eucalyptus gunnii ‘Azura’ was new to the catalogue last year. Eucalyptus gunnii ‘Azura’ Eucalyptus pulverulenta ‘Baby Blue’. Eucalyptus pulverulenta ‘Baby Blue’ Still berries on Ilex…

9th September

…covered in secondary flowers. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Ficus pumila with a large crop of ripe blue/black figs. Far more than I have ever seen before on this…

5th May

…drink. Betula albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ is starting to develop nice bark on its stem five or six years from planting. Betula albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Cornus florida ‘Eternal’ with its striking…