…Anemone x hybrida ‘September Charm’ Buddleia ‘Lochinch’ performing well in the Cottage garden. Buddleia ‘Lochinch’ Buddleia ‘Lochinch’ Harebells on the wildflower bank (Campanula rotundifolia). Campanula rotundifolia Knautia arvensis – field…

…Snowdrops The first ‘wild’ daffodils are just out (late) by the Four in Hand. ‘wild’ daffodils First small and poor flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ outside the yard. Better…

…violets and these are all that remain today. Pity! wild violets Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ may have been battered by the wind but it is still miles better than ‘Snowdrift’…

…usual here, going over.   The newspapers are full of stories of ‘early’ wild flowers and especially primroses and wild daffodils. However the diary proves that, cold winters with snow…

…Camellia reticulata ‘Fee de L’Aulne’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ a bit bedraggled now after the rain. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Camellia ‘Optima’ by the side door with just small flecks…

…sky. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Two very different clumps of bluebells outside the arch. The second lot are ‘Spanish’ bluebells and the first a decent cross between wild…

…It was from a wild collected batch of seed given to us by Nigel Holman from Chyverton. It came here along with Nigel’s collection of Quercus oxyodon which is now…

…Llanover Court garden. Darmeria peltata as a large clump. Darmeria peltata An unusual iris growing wild in grass. unusual iris A fine mature plant of Lithocarpus henryi with similar bark…

…10 days or so I have meant to picture the first ‘wild’ daffodils out in the garden by the Four in Hand. By today they have been blown to smithereens…

…wild collected form, has a smallish flower with 12 tepals (ie more than usual). It is a late flowerer with more buds to come. Magnolia sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri Quercus semicarpifolia…