…rather frail hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Peace’ Rhododendron ‘Peace’ The largest Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ below Donkey Shoe is just coming out. I would say this is late. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish…

…Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ making good headway in the Isla Rose Plantation. Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus…

…four flowers on one stalk. I had wondered how it was identifiable. Styrax grandiflorus Styrax grandiflorus Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ just turning colour. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley…

…our staff (me included) are rather more than pissed by now so away go the drinks and we start the long wait for the Queen. She eventually arrives at 5.30pm…

…‘Anemoniflora’. Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’. Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’. Camellia x…

…of pink. Update on 15th May, this one has been identified as Magnolia ‘Coral Pink’ MICHELIA yunnanense ‘Summer Snowflake’ Michelia yunnanense ‘Summer Snowflake’ – a nice clone flowering for the…

…to the ground and reseeded each year. wild flower meadow wild flower meadow Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ very fine. Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’….

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ on Hovel Cart Road is looking good. A pleasant surprise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Dead Rhododendrons by Higher Quarry Nursery. Dead Rhododendrons The Queen Mother’s magnolia shedding leaves…

…Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Rehmannia elata Rehmannia elata Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Imperata ‘Red Baron’ Imperata ‘Red Baron’ Jaimie has decided not to cut the main bank outside…

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ – likewise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Sorbus ‘Pearly Queen’ with berries forming. Sorbus ‘Pearly Queen’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’…

…‘May Day’ Rhododendron ‘May Day’ Next door is the small growing Caerhays hybrid called Rhododendron ‘Nancor’. Sister to ‘Saffron Queen’ and named after a farm on the estate. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’…

…crown More giant mushrooms on the lawn. giant mushrooms A fine late show on Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’. Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ Flower tassels well on on Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’. Garrya…

…Magnolia laevigata ‘Gail’s Favourite’ was wonderful I think this M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ is better. M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ Mahonia fortunei ‘Hunter Prince’ is dead. Why…

…Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ A few good fruits on Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ Trachycarpus fortunei and Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ look great together. Trachycarpus fortunei Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’…

…the greenhouse. Crassula arborescens Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’. Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Kirengeshoma palmata nicely in flower. Kirengeshoma palmata The viaduct towers over Leslie’s…

…many more days on tidying up fallen trees and branches when the worklist of new seasonal winter jobs awaits.Will these sheltered stumps of Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ survive? Perhaps where there…

…Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ is looking rather fine. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ First flowers out on the best large flowered Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ on the Main Ride. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia ‘Philip…

…‘Wisley Queen’ with now ripe fruits. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ 2017 – CHW Sinowilsonia henryi has still not flowered in dappled shade on a hottish bank. Sinowilsonia henryi…

…week with Raf Lenaerts party. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ is suddenly full out. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ As is Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum Rhododendron…

…in no time and needs the council money. greenhouse The climbing Hydrangea serratifolia with leaves much larger than ours. Hydrangea serratifolia Hydrangea serratifolia Rhododendron ‘Queen of Hearts’ a very dark…