…White and blue Spanish bluebells. Spanish bluebells Azalea ‘Amoena’ racing out on the drive. Azalea ‘Amoena’ I stop to bemoan the premature end of Prunus ‘Shirotae’ as a result of…

…Menziesia ‘Honshu Blue’ An old Rhododendron campylogynum on its last legs in the Rockery. Rhododendron campylogynum Azalea ‘Tebotan’ covered in flower. Azalea ‘Tebotan’ Azalea ‘Tebotan’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ (left) and…

…usual. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ 2019 – CHW One evergreen azalea (out of a clump of three) covered in small azalea galls from the leaf hopper insect. evergreen azalea evergreen azalea…

…out of season. Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’ is a new plant to us. Clearly a trailing or perhaps a climbing plant. Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong…

…big beds. Standish hybrids are good and so Sappho x auklandii, Roylei just opening, but a very few Azaleas open. Azalea amoena is good. Azalea mollis comes on. Augustinii over,…

…with their autumn colour. Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ not bad either. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

…though to find leaf still covering Rhododendron ‘Ostara’. It is more or less deciduous and should be in flower in 4-6 weeks. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ suffers from a…

…of banksian roses and a good pile of camellias and small deciduous azaleas. from Lanhydrock from Lanhydrock from Lanhydrock A communication from Owen Johnson, the senior tree recorder for record…

…of lower branches removal of lower branches Rabbits chewing on fallen twigs from a Michelia doltsopa. Michelia doltsopa This deciduous azalea on the main drive at Burncoose is, yet again,…

…williamsii camellia seedling First flowers on Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ for Christmas as usual here and at Burncoose. Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ 2015 – CHW Retire to bed. 1978 – FJW Very dry autumn….

…lindleyi which will not be out until May. Rhododendron lindleyi Rhododendron lindleyi A strange single flower out on a yellow deciduous azalea below Donkey Shoe. An aberration but I need…

…Rehderodendron kwangtungense. Rehderodendron kwangtungense More pictures of the impressive Paulownia fortunei. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei The first deciduous azalea to show in Kennel Close. deciduous azalea Plagianthus betulinus in flower…

…Baby’ Magnolia ‘Joe McDaniel’ flowering as well as I have ever seen it above the Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia ‘Joe McDaniel’ The unnamed deciduous azalea on the drive which is always…

…Deciduous azaleas like a good haircut. large fallen ash tree large fallen ash tree Another old (unnamed) Camellia japonica has just come into flower in the last two days. Camellia…

…year – the first ever). Magnolia sapiensis Grass cutting well underway (started Tuesday) in Kennel Close. Kennel Close I had not spotted this pure white deciduous azalea before tucked away…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW (images to follow) 2024 – CHW A visit to a now well-known garden…

…Tin Garden. dead Acer Two years on from planting these Deciduous azaleas have failed. Deciduous azaleas Deciduous azaleas A nearly dead Cercis canadensis. One branch had died off a fortnight…

…growing fast after the cold. Garlic These deciduous azaleas were cut down two years ago as 80+ year old plants. See how well they have rejuvenated. Loads of bud. deciduous…

…damage to the new growth on an azalea cut back last summer. Frost damage to the new growth on an azalea Unfrosted new growth on other rhododendrons and azaleas cut…

…on a fine sunny Christmas Day!Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ out for Christmas as usual – well just the odd twig here and there really! Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ The darker of the two original…