…Hydrangea seemannii Hydrangea seemannii Store cattle have grazed off the castle front in only a week and little grass left. Clearly a lot of cow shit on the drive but…

…not much in the trade now but good. Hydrangea ‘Selina’ Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ which can be red or purple or a little of both over time. Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ Hydrangea…

…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…

…was looking very windswept, badly watered, and a big let down in comparison to previous years. I found little to photograph. Lavandula allardii ‘Meerlo’ – oddly variegated. Lavandula allardii ‘Meerlo’…

…A few unformed wild cherries in evidence here and there. Prunus avium Very little fruit or seed on any of the hedgerow trees this year as it was frosty and…

…Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ The quince is covered in fruits. The dogs bring one home. quince Just a little autumn colour on the Acer griseum. Acer griseum Acer…

…Enkianthus serrulatus with its vibrant autumn colours. This was a gifted layer from the Tregrehan plant. Enkianthus serrulatus Acer forrestii has little notable autumn colour here. Rather drab. Acer forrestii…

…bretschneideri but Hillier’s recently disputed this and said it was C. controversa when we supplied them with another self-sown seedling. I remain a little unconvinced. All blown away now anyway….

…at all in the four chambers and a few had just one. All that effort by the bush with little end result. Very unusual though and quite pretty. camellia seeds…

…globosa Most of the later flowering scented rhododendrons have jettisoned their seed heads in the heat. These were green only a week ago. There will be little later flowering rhododendrons…

…here. Euonymus huangi Euonymus huangi Euonymus huangi Sorbus matsumurana may have little autumn colour but the black buds are interesting. Sorbus matsumurana Sorbus matsumurana Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ looks great…

…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…

…or yellowish-green in panicles at the end of its branches and dark blue nut-like fruits. Research suggests that little is known about this plant in Europe or the USA and…

…much more open rounded flower habit and smaller than No. 2. No. 3 No. 3 No. 4 was the second to come into full flower. A little darker than No….

…October. The fifth is always a little later. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua The first time we have ever flowered the South African Halleria lucida outside at Caerhays. Not a great…

…a Wilson collection in 1912 and is clearly growing into a handsome species with a ‘lumpy’ or bullate leaf a little like Viburnum rhytidophyllum although that is not that clear…

…and blown over beside Rookery nursery. Alniphyllum fortunei (FMWJ 13013) Rookery nursery bed full of young rhododendrons but little is large enough to plant out next spring. Rookery nursery bed…

…frames. Fuschia ‘Blacky’ First flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Gwavas’ in the Aucklandii Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘Gwavas’ A good looking aerial layer with a little grass growing from…

…sales area plant sales area Camellia gigantiocarpa has had a little of its new growth frosted. Camellia gigantocarpa Camellia gigantocarpa More labels to go out on record trees with Karol….

…exceptional display today near Tin Garden. Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis The split ash tree which has fallen on the edge of Kennel Close has done little real damage. split ash…