…the hundreds of house martins which have bred under the castle battlements this year depart for Africa. Hot, warm days of 20°c and cold nights of 3-5°c drive the flies…

…has perhaps taken 15 years for the point to be made though. Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ Rhododendron ‘Hotei’ A clump of Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’ nearby are a splendid…

…Clematis cirrhosa var. balerica is only just out with one or two flowers. Later than usual I think. Clematis cirrhosa var. balerica Salvia ‘Hot Lips’ just goes on and on!…

…been put to bed even after our Meliosma hunt at Tregrehan last week. The return match here next summer promises to be fun. Here are our 4 plants of M….

…latifolius finally making some real growth after two dry summers. Indocalamus latifolius Betula medwediewii ‘Gold Bark’ was newly planted out this year below the dog kennels but already it has…

…Rhus ‘Tiger Eyes’ Another new plant for the website – Ceratostigma plumbaginoides ‘Summer Skies’. Ceratostigma plumbaginoides ‘Summer Skies’ The late flowering Kniphofia rooperi. Kniphofia rooperi Eleagnus x ebbingei ‘Gilt Edge’…

…ramosissima Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ flowering nicely with bluish new growth. A Glendoick cross planted in 2017. Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid…

…crassifolia come from Ecuador. Magnolia fansipanensis comes from North Vietnam’s tallest mountain. If you are still confused so am I!] Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia crassifolia Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ was…

…Arboretum at Batsford which is a jewel! In marked contrast to my views on Ventnor Botanics last summer which stirred up a public furore this arboretum is extremely well cared…

…CHW This has been a growing year at The Cottage with little hedgerow fruit forming unlike last year’s hot summer here when there was an abundance. This has been a…

…Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus schraderiana Philadelphus satsumi just out. Philadelphus satsumi Philadelphus satsumi Still good flowers on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Azalea flowers burnt off prematurely in the heat…

…huge clump at Castlewellan and a smaller growing form at Tregrehan. We plan to plant it against a hot wall (as at Tregrehan) above the old dog kennels. Debregeasia longifolia…

…fraseri The largest Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ in flower at 30ft+. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Rehderodendron kweichowense (WWJ 12019) flowering for the second time ever and rather more profusely….

…colour and pink seed capsules. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Indian Summer’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Indian Summer’ All the grasses moved from their normal location and raised up on trays to prevent them getting…

…‘Summer Sunset’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Tricolor’ – no white showing now Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Tricolor’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’ – another batch of plants Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’…

…Magnolia laevigata ‘Gail’s Favourite’ was wonderful I think this M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ is better. M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ Mahonia fortunei ‘Hunter Prince’ is dead. Why…

…that two large magnolias are thinking its spring and already shedding the outer coverings on their flowers. The result of a mild and wet summer. magnolias are thinking its spring…

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…What a simply wonderful magnolia this is! Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A few Crataegus species in flower perhaps for the first time: Crataegus combyi Crataegus…

…E. Mouillere’ cut back in the summer. Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouillere’ 3 flowers out on Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’. This one has a bit of variegation in the flower but…