…Chilean garden but it is a bit of a frost pocket and a bit too much in the path of westerly winds to try to grow Chilean Nothofagus which are…

…is said to be a suckering shrub but the clump of 3 are much as I planted them in 1991 and very little sign of any root suckers. The same…

…yunnanensis behind the pond. Totally un-holly-like leaves. Ilex yunnanensis A fallen flower of Camellia ‘Little Bit’ on a snowy bench. Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Rhododendron ‘Seta’ just showing by the tennis…

…a bit as you can see. Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ Helleborus ‘Sally’s Shell’ Helleborus ‘Cheryl’s Shine’ has a rather more entire pink flower. Helleborus ‘Cheryl’s Shine’ Helleborus ‘Cheryl’s…

…snap – especially in the March magnolia season 2021 – CHW An interesting little bit of our garden history and a nice puzzle!We received an enquiry from Pam Hayward about…

…and Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ and Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia japonica ‘Little Bit’ has both double pink and double red flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Little Bit’…

…morning they appear to be eyeing up the very tallest battlements on the Rabbit Warren tower. Presumably they have old nests there or they will simply colonise and use old…

…cut leaved form with interesting bud bracts. Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Quercus x warei ‘Chimney Fire’ with reddish new growth and a very upright habit. Quercus x warei…

…plants I saw at High Beeches in Sussex last spring (and previously) were outstanding but D. cercidifolius has little to recommend its flowers. I suppose that it is, however, a…

…frosted Gunnera manicata below the Kennels. As ever the bottom of Old Park has caught what little frost we have had this week. Elsewhere in the country everyone is moaning….

…exposed and in the way. Conversely another bit of Chinese plant collecting history bites the dust. Rhododendron hookeri Rhododendron hookeri Country Life appears today with Caerhays on the front cover…

…year – Rhododendrons smashed to bits before they are even out by rain and hail. Rhododendrons smashed to bits Rhododendrons smashed to bits Sometimes hard trimmed rhododendrons respond well. hard…

…with a very different habit to ‘Yorozuyo’? Could it be ‘Hachika Tsugi’? Doubtful. Upright habit. ‘Hachika Tsugi’ ‘Hachika Tsugi’ I do not know why we have not had Camellia x…

…Burns Bank. It turns out to be a bit too early.Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascades’ is growing into a nice cascading shape but in the wrong location. It may well be…

…whose seed pods are still yellowish-green. Euonymus tonkinensis Catalpa duclouxii has fallen over yet again despite being cut back hard 2 or 3 years ago. Very little root is left…

…so thankfully little damage in the garden. The water meadows flooded a bit and the swans enjoying themselves there. Storm Bert Large fungi below the greenhouse may be Lactarius deterrimus…

…enough here to withstand the damage but nasty and potentially fatal in a smaller plant. Rabbit nibbling Rabbit nibbling Last year the Michelia doltsopas were showing colour by now but…

…flowers Camellia edithae is a little known Chinese species with spear like leaves and double red flowers. Camellia edithae Camellia edithae Camellia edithae This is where visitors are supposed to…

…Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ just getting going. Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ is a dainty little thing. Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ Autumn colour still on Acer sikkimense. Acer sikkimense Camellia x…

…bit blown open prematurely lower down but nice enough in the sun today. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ This is supposedly labelled Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’ but I have always…