…an unwinnable battle without contraception. First flowering here of Syringa pekinensis ‘Yellow Fragrance’. Not very yellow when full out but superbly scented. Syringa pekinensis ‘Yellow Fragrance’ We missed a few…

…in flower all at once. A far better flowering than for years. Azalea indica Flower buds nearly open on Clethra kaipoensis. Clethra kaipoensis Syringa yunnanensis (SBEC 1022) planted in 2015…

…it in late December and here it is in flower again already. fuchsia First flowers out on Paeonia delavayi. Paeonia delavayi Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’ by the front door. Syringa microphylla…

…Syringa josikaea just showing too. Syringa josikaea Mixed colours of aquilegia outside the old village school. aquilegia Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ full out on the drive. Azalea ‘Whitethroat’ Rhododendron (Azalea) kiusianum has…

…full. bought in calves Azalea pontica at the top lodge is out and over in less than a week in this heat. Azalea pontica Azalea pontica Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’…

…double flowered Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ on Hovel Cart Road. Syringa vulgaris ‘Mme Antoine Buchner’ New things in Higher Quarry Nursery bed to go out next spring. Rhododendron ‘Tibet’…

…D.W. Davis’ with its droopy habit and huge flowers is just out for the first time this year. Camellia ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’ Syringa reticulata already in…

…purple-red flowers this lilac in Monica Trudgeon’s garden is, I think, Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’. Not a named variety which I have come across before. Syringa vulgaris ‘Charles X’ I…

…Rhododendron russatum Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ by the playhouse from a distance. Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Syringa pinnatifolia just opening. Syringa pinnatifolia Hydrangea lobbii has indeed been killed by the February cold….

…old favourite but some years the flowers are already over – Primula japonica ‘Apple Blossom’. Primula japonica ‘Apple Blossom’ 2021 – CHW Syringa vulgaris ‘Carpe Diem’ just out on the…