…Silk’ – very dark. Agapanthus ‘Dark Silk’ Echinacea ‘Green Twister’ – very odd. Echinacea ‘Green Twister’ Angelica gigas ‘Ebony’ – strange but a blackish flower covering rather than the green…

…(ex-Werrington) peeling away nicely. Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Far too many rushes in the moor. A bit of ‘weed wiping’ needed soon. too many rushes in…

…a good medium sized red mophead. Hydrangea ‘Libelle’ and Hydrangea ‘Lanarth White’ growing together by the Green Gate. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ – a bit different to the one on the drive…

…bark hard. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ The very rare Cyclocarya paliurus. Cyclocarya paliurus Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ – better even than the original Werrington plant. Betula utilis subsp….

…flowered of our Rhododendron maddenii. Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Still more green shoots to prune out on the variegated Turkey oak. I thought I had done the lot 2 months…

…Acacia verticillata Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ also spot on today. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ In the greenhouse a flower on Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’. Michelia laevifolia…

…Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ – just one flower out. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Tilia amurensis Tilia amurensis Could not resist more Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ as the tepal colours change. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’…

…(formally P. betuloides) flowering exceptionally well high up the tree below Slip Rail. Plagianthus regius Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ on Burn’s Bank. Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ Spanish bluebells…

…greenhouse frames. Just potted on ready to be planted out next spring. We seem to have ‘Fairy Cream’ and ‘Fairy White’ doing well but not ‘Blush’ or ‘Fairy Lime’ as…

…Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip this week. Prickly new growth on…

…one really mature Malus and I think this is Malus x purpurea by the Camellia ‘George Blandford’. Malus x purpurea Light yellowish-green new growth on a male Podocarpus matudae. Podocarpus…

…(Acer nikoense) Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ by the Green Gate. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ The deciduous azaleas below the Green Gate are quite a sight…

…subsp. yunnanensis (SBEC 1022) I cannot remember the name of this excellent dark red evergreen azalea. dark red evergreen azalea dark red evergreen azalea Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’ still in…

…can do is enjoy the mess. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Near Green Gate the original evergreen Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ with its peculiar white then yellow new growth contrasting…

…gave me a plant with long thin evergreen leaves and slender stalked flowers. This plant is normally evergreen or semi evergreen but not this year after the February winds. I…

…Bee’ is looking good on the drive but not as good as ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Enkianthus hirtinervus is just out, much later into flower than every…

…sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ The first small flower on our new Hedychium greenii. It will get better I suspect! Hedychium greenii 2019 – CHW The Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ which looked so fine…

…A good few young evergreen trees blown over in the gales here and there. evergreen trees blown over The Polyspora in Area 6 and surrounded by Styrax/ Stewartia is out…

…would have been better a day or two ago. Styrax japonicus ‘Fragrant Fountain’ Polyspora longicarpa at its absolute best in the new Styrax area above the greenhouse. Flowers the size…

…unnamed Camellia x williamsii. Neolitsea aff. polycarpa Rehderodendron kwangtungense (WWJ 11940) appears to be evergreen? No hint of leaf colour turning yet or leaf drop. Rehderodendron kwangtungense Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’…