24th September
…flowers in the nursery on Bergenia ‘Fire and Ice’. Bergenia ‘Fire and Ice’ Wonderful brown autumn colours on Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’. Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’ Secondary flowers on Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’…
…flowers in the nursery on Bergenia ‘Fire and Ice’. Bergenia ‘Fire and Ice’ Wonderful brown autumn colours on Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’. Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’ Secondary flowers on Rhaphiolepis indica ‘Springtime’…
…attractive leaves too! Cyclamen hederifolium A new clematis for the catalogue – Clematis ‘Romantica’. Clematis ‘Romantica’ Clematis ‘Romantica’ Ficus carica ‘Ice Crystal’ with yellow autumn tints. Ficus carica ‘Ice Crystal’…
…blue hydrangeas blue hydrangeas blue hydrangeas Jamesia americana is about full out below Tin Garden. This rare small shrub, known as the ‘cliff bush’, was first introduced to the UK…
…A better blue than some years and this clump are in full shade. Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Alison’s hanging basket begonias at the top lodge as good as…
…the Auklandii Garden. A better blue than Hydrangea ‘Benelux’ or ‘Nikko Blue’ I think? Perhaps or perhaps the perfectly acidic soil here? Dad never gave it a name. best blue…
…2017. Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ Rhododendron viscosum x ‘Midsummer Mermaid Blue’ The bed of Hemerocallis given to my parents by Lady Cynthia Carew-Pole in the late 1960s or…
…Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ superb at this time of the year. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ Callistemon ‘Red Cluster’ with secondary flowers. Callistemon ‘Red…
…White’ ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ speciosissima TELOPEA speciosissima Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice…
…Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ and it is! Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ Another new plant to us for the new 2018 catalogue: Viburnum ‘Blue Muffin’ Viburnum ‘Blue Muffin’ Viburnum ‘Blue Muffin’ Pyrus colleryana…
…Blue’. Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’ Rhododendron augustinii ‘Penheale Blue’ Rhododendron zaleucum nearby is rather paler! Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron ‘Saint Tudy’ to complement the colour range and satisfy the…