…paniculata ‘White Lace’ Young Acer campestre showing autumnal yellow. Acer campestre Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ turning to reddish purple. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ First yellowing on Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’…

…which I believe have now been reclassified as rhododendrons. Menziesia ‘Honshu Blue’ Menziesia ‘Honshu Blue’ Menziesia ‘Honshu Blue’ An old Rhododendron campylogynum on its last legs in the Rockery. Rhododendron…

…‘Linearifolium’ Rhododendron (Azalea) stenophyllum ‘Linearifolium’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ is blue in bud (but not as blue as ‘Blue Opal’) opening as you see. Different! Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia…

…‘Blue Giant’ would make an easy spring bulb pot sale with little effort. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ Rhododendron Nimrod Group was very…

…good a bluebell bit as we have in the main garden near Rogers Quarry. Bluebells Illicium majus is making a fair tree. Good new growth. Illicium majus Illicium majus Cercis…

…welcome addition to our four other pink and purple flowered Loropetalum varieties. Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ Teucrium fruiticosum ‘Azureum’ – a good blue and much better than the light blue of…

…Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ with its first flowers and new growth. Still to see any blue but presumably this will be evident in the new growth. Distylum…

…the other hydrangea clumps on the drive are starting to fade in colour or have gone over altogether? Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ 1992 – FJW…

…a joy to see the new growth progressing on the big leafed rhododendrons and secondary new growth on many other things. Abies koreana with fine clusters of blue cones. Abies…

…‘Iveyi’ and Buddleia ‘Black Knight’ 2020 – CHW An old clump of Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ on the drive. Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ The Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ are now…