…full flower. Aralia elata Aralia elata Zenobia with ripening seeds. Zenobia Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ – in flower. An attractive combination with the leaves. Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Pseudopanax…

…to the sasanqua collection. Camellia sasanqua ‘Hiryu’ Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ full out and with some petal blight already below the two Magnolia x veitchii. Camellia japonica ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia…

…Camellia ‘Free Spirit’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ And some newer magnolias:Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ – quite dull! Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Millie Gaylon’ – the tree…

…Cinnamomum camphora grows nearby whose leaves smell as you would expect when crushed. Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Rhododendron pseudochyrsanthemum is just out below Donkey Shoe. The…

…leaf/growth a week on from the icy winds. Syringa reticulata Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ out again too. Just the first few flowers lost. Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ The dainty…

…Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose….

…‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia “Fire ‘n’ Ice” has been photographed in the diary once before. In the rain I may not have done it justice. Camellia “Fire ‘n’…

…japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ at the cash point. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ A flower just coming out on Magnolia ‘Venus’ in…

…with fully formed seeds already. Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ by the Green Gate. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ The deciduous azaleas below…

…well below White Styles. One of the first to show flowers in our newish collection of c.30 species. Cotoneaster silverstrii Cotoneaster silverstrii Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ – sub species of Rhododendron…