…‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’ Magnolia grandiflora ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’ Mahonia japonica nearly over in full shade by the greenhouse frames. Mahonia japonica The snowdrops moved from The Vean are half full…

…lives. Storms do have victims whatever tripe the weathermen utter. A large rhododendron blown over on Rookery path. rhododendron blown over Far worse is the splitting in half of the…

…pay of the pharmaceutical companies and the World Health Organisation which is half funded by Big Pharma. All have dubious track records with previous disease outbreaks. The tidal wave of…

…green new leaves. Myrsine divaricata Jaimie has tidied up the half dead Stachyurus himalaicus. Hopefully it will reshoot. Stachyurus himalaicus Stachyurus himalaicus Merrilliopanax alpinus again with its remarkable new leaves….

…‘Braendkjaer’ – pure white even in bud. Malus ‘Braendkjaer’ The daffodils which we planted last year have disappeared this year with very few flowers. Only half the bulbs planted have…

…several years. Lots of sap oozing from the trunk last summer in the drought which had me worried then. Looks fine now. Eucalyptus simonosii 2022 – CHW A decent half…

…far. The huge rhizomes look as though the new leaves are not far away either. Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata A magnolia has split in half on the top path preventing…

…horticultural experts to contend with and five and a half hours of garden tour. Someone had a pedometer and we covered nine kilometres in all. Quite a bit of champagne…

…this year on Trachycarpus wagnerianus despite the trunk half blowing over last winter. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Another exceptional magnolia with blue flowers initially. Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiju’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiju’ Azalea ‘Greenway’…

…sutchuanense At last a half decent tree magnolia in flower. Here a Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ seedling. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ 2017 – CHW A visit to the greenhouse…