9th June

…£575! Burncoose stand Burncoose stand Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ Cyathia cooperi Cyathia cooperi Good use of Primula and Rodgersia. Primula and Rodgersia…

29th July

…‘Curly Red’ Absurdly named but excellent – Hydrangea ‘You and Me Together’ – Rose and Blue. A rather more double and intricate flower than ‘Fireworks Blue’ and ‘Fireworks Pink’. Hydrangea…

9th September

…Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Ficus pumila with a large crop of ripe blue/black figs. Far more than I have ever seen before on this plant which covers an…

31st August

…(Nikko fir) is also similarly covered in blue cones. One small cone has a twist of needles at the top. Abies homolepis Abies homolepis Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ with a sparse…

26th August

…in colour or have gone over altogether? Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ 1992 – FJW All corn in – poor harvest. Peas west, then Barley –…

8th February

…Chip’ has had a haircut and been re-staked upright. The older foliage is not very blue at this time of the year. Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ The Magnolia campbellii by…

27th June

…to be a form of Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ and has blue AND pink flowers. Hydrangea ‘Blueberry Cheesecake’ Hydrangea ‘Black Diamonds’ seems to be purple or red with the same name. Quite…

16th October

…garden. A present from us a few years ago. Strobilanthes rankanensis Rosa ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ still flowering! Rosa ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ in full flower and stunning in…

4th October

…CHW Autumn colour in the nursery.Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ is even better with autumn tints now than in the spring. Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ Hesperantha ‘Oregon Sunset’ cheers one…

27th May

‘Blue Opal’ flowering well for the first time in Kennel Close. Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia obovata perfectly out. Magnolia obovata Rosa…