…continue to propagate. [Or is this Buddleia macrostachya? See Andrew Large’s comment below.] Buddleia forrestii Buddleia forrestii Now a real surprise. There are three Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ near…

…oldest Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’. Strangely this happened once before 25 or so years ago and the tree died to ground level but reshot as a multi-stemmed plant. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’…

…monostachya full out. Clethra monostachya Seed heads have formed very quickly after flowering on Styrax wilsonii. Styrax wilsonii Huge seed heads on Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’ to gather in a month….

…this year which is no great surprise after the drought. Can we expect a late autumn flush of new buds? Not by the looks of it. Magnolia delavayi Hoheria sexstylosa…

…Lower Rockery which I had not noticed before although it may or may not be that recent. camellia blown off the wall 2022 – CHW A pleasant surprise today. First…

…Speaks for itself! Suffolk sheep. Suffolk sheep Hampshire Down sheep. Hampshire Down sheep 2021 – CHW The very last flower on Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ This ancient Cornus…

…chinensis which have yet to blow away. Aesculus chinensis A real surprise! A flower out already on Camellia ‘Takanini’. Always early into flower but never this early before. Normally December….

…Well done Rob Toy! M. ‘Lanarth’ NZ Form Selection of individual blooms MAGNOLIA ‘Darjeeling’ MAGNOLIA ‘Shirazz’ MAGNOLIA ‘Caerhays Surprise’ MAGNOLIA ‘Caerhays Surprise’ MAGNOLIA ‘Ruth’, ‘Philip Tregunna’ & ‘Lanarth’ 1987 –…

…Magnolia ‘Sundance’. Magnolia ‘Sundance’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ and a blue sky. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Rhododendron macabeanum and Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’. Rhododendron macabeanum Symplocos paniculata in flower. Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata…

…return home – groggy, exhausted and pissed off that Karol was unwell and unable to drive. Nevertheless 8pm for the BBC extravaganza – much to my surprise it is one…