…portico. Fascicularia bicolor The extraordinary red flowered and vigorously climbing Salvia gesneriiflora. I thought it was Salvia dombeyi but was quite wrong. This grows to 20 feet. Salvia gesneriiflora Tetra[?]…

…these are Asia’s cuttings from Tregrehan. Almost a red stripe to the edge of the new leaves. Impressive! Podocarpus wongii Podocarpus wongii Hydrangea lobbii out in the greenhouse already. Very…

…we ordered it in as young plants as something else which was delivered not true to name. For once ‘never mind’. Lobelia ‘Tania’ Lobelia ‘Tania’ Needless to say the two…

…propagating and preserving. late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron Painters at work on the Rabbit Warren. Painters And the digger…

…with their autumn colour. Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ not bad either. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

…Yet another Carpinus with a name implying good autumn colour which is most disappointing (as yet) here. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Now…

…avenue above the Camellia ‘Donation’ hedge The clump of Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ full out above the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Is this Camellia ‘Mars’? More like Camellia ‘Takanini’ when I…

…var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ covered in red berries. A female form which got a FCC in 1899. A large plant…

…deer in a corn field at Goviley, spotted by Jaimie, while doing a tree survey. The antlers suggest that this was a farmed red deer which had escaped. red deer…

…the weight of the berries. red berried Rowan tree red berried Rowan tree red berried Rowan tree On lower ground an even more laden tree. laden tree 2021 – CHW…

…drive is now at its absolute best. The top part of the tree is more purple than red but the odd remaining lower leaves are red. Marvellous in the sun…

…death last year and the half of the shrub that has survived has plenty of flower. Halesia diptera Another decent Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ by Red Linney. Cornus x…

…Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Meliosma veitchiorum just coming into leaf. Orange hairs on the stems of the emerging leaves. Meliosma veitchiorum Meliosma…

…of the four plants we have and it will be interesting to see those compared to Magnolia Black Tulip (bred by the Jury family in New Zealand) in a week…

…‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ nearing its best. Magnolia…

…ago. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ First flowers on another Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia lilliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ ruined by the cold this year. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Nice vases…

back to the 27th April Today Guincho and then to Mahee Island. Right beside the Sambucus seedling is Euonymus lucidus with its gorgeous reddish new growth. Euonymus lucidus Coprosma ‘Beatson’s…

…far, unscarred by drought. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ 2021 – CHW My favourite edge of the moor’s garden noted for its roses which were sadly nearly overA second flush of flower…

…nearby have not. Two rhododendrons Schima superba (Mu He Shu) with now reddish new growth. Earlier it looked much whiter. Schima superba (Mu He Shu) Phoebe sheareri settling in well…

…x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ 2019 – CHW Some nice things along Sinogrande Walk. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ with its new leaves emerging. Acer x conspicuum ‘Red Flamingo’ Acer x…