…the Back Yard but they are a muddy colour and frosted albeit on another mild and overcast day. magnolia outside the Back Yard 2023 – CHW One flower now fully…

…Hydrangeas planted here years ago. The new growth gets frosted in the spring and the site is too dry. solitary flower Wonderful fruiting on the Hawthorn but no sloes on…

…Magnolia ‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Fireglow’ Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ is unfrosted this year. Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Candy Cane’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ grows rather oddly! Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia…

…over many years. Vaccinum urceolatum Vaccinum urceolatum Strangely the huge Gunnera manicata bed in Old Park has been frosted. The damage looks bad but these robust plants will easily grow…

…different species. Rhododendron oreotrephes Rhododendron oreotrephes Clethra petelottii (FMWJ 13407) has had its leaves frosted. The buds still look fine. I thought this plant had shrivelled and died in the…

…two others here. Frost has not damaged the new growth. Pseudocydonia sinensis Azalea ‘Kirin’ badly frosted. These are, I think, secondary flowers in the same way as you see early…

…has a very unusual and interesting unfurling of its leaves. Tilia chingiana Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ has been slightly frosted. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus chinesis with flowers almost over….

…4ft in height. Although a little frosted today I am unsure what the name refers to exactly. The buds are orange but not much more so than on Michelia manipurensis…

…into leaf in Scotland to avoid being frosted. He now lives in Scotland and chairs the Scottish Alpine Plant Society. Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Berberis wilsoniae looking superb in…

…Cleyera fortunei (labelled M. compressa). One has been frosted. Cleyera fortunei Cleyera fortunei Cleyera fortunei Then to Burncoose for a very rare private day talking to my brother about the…