…I pictured then. Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica We cut the rather unusual Syringa pinnatifolia for Chelsea but it may well shed by the time we arrive. Syringa pinnatifolia Syringa pinnatifolia…

…Abutilon ‘John Thompson’ Plectranthus effusus var. longifolius Plectranthus effusus var. longifolius Fuchsia paniculata Fuchsia paniculata Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ Arbutus unedo ‘Rubra’ 2020 – CHW The camera operated car parking kit…

…just showing. Fuchsia excorticata Fuchsia excorticata The magnolia through the front arch has also taken a frost battering although it escaped the night before. magnolia through the front arch And…

…Rhodo fragrantissimum ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ Fuchsia exorticatica FUCHSIA excorticata – What better for the front of a border by the castle than the highly scented Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ / ’Lady Alice…

…the garden little frost damage yet. Camellia x williamsii ‘J.C. Williams’ with minor damage. Camellia x williamsii ‘J.C. Williams’ Fuchsia hatschbachii still in full flower in Tin Garden. Fuchsia hatschbachii…

…Camellia sasanqua Loads of fuchsias still with flowers and some leaves reflecting no frosts at all so far here. fuchsias fuchsias fuchsias fuchsias The first flowers out on one of…

…caroliniana Flowers and fruits on Fuchsia hatschbachii. Fuchsia hatschbachii Fuchsia hatschbachii Cladastris kentuckea now fully autumnal. Cladastris kentuckea Seeds still not ripe on Magnolia globosa. Magnolia globosa A well nibbled…

…fuchsia looks as if it is in August. Fuchsia and Echium seedlings The evergreen Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ is excellent as well. Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Blue’ Salvia guaranitica…

…in the drought outside the front door. The survivor has a good crop of juicy black fruits. Fuchsia exorticatica Fuchsia exorticatica The Mexican dahlia species which flowered eventually last December…

…seeded and suckered itself in several borders. alstromeria alstromeria Fuchsia exorticatica still has an odd flower left but the seed pods are swelling. People often ask us at shows ‘how…