…from Sichuan by E.H. Wilson in 1908 but little known in cultivation today. Can reach 6-10 feet eventually. Viburnum wilsonae Viburnum wilsonae Viburnum rhytidophyllum with, as usual, seed heads and…

…drive now. turkey oak turkey oak Magnolia ‘Moonspire’ flowering properly (or properly noticed) for the first time. Jaimie picked a flower. A x brooklynensis seedling. Magnolia ‘Moonspire’ Magnolia ‘Moonspire’ Malus…

…a wall 5 or so years ago by the greenhouses has taken some minor frost damage but, in reality, very little. When I was a child a large Metrosideros grew…

…high up on Magnolia zenii. So we now have 7 magnolias in flower! Magnolia zenii First flower out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’. A little later than usual I…

…yunnanensis behind the pond. Totally un-holly-like leaves. Ilex yunnanensis A fallen flower of Camellia ‘Little Bit’ on a snowy bench. Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Rhododendron ‘Seta’ just showing by the tennis…

…as the rain eased. Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ (M. cylindrica x ?). Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ A battered Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ – simple indeed and little pleasure! Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ is…

…lambs 2021 – CHW A trip to Forty Acres but every magnolia frosted and just a few coming now with little colour. Old Park is much the same story.Magnolia x…

…vigorously but now it is clearly dead with bark shedding at the base. The uprighted bit still has one small live branch and some still live reshooting. Little cause for…

…easter egg hunts.Viburnum calvum with huge leaves and reddish petioles and new growth. Viburnum calvum Myrsine divaricata – another genus of little merit except to the collector. Goes in with…

…to yesterday’s missive about the NHS staff and local hospitals at present. Much bullshit and little common sense here! Go back please too to the Spectator article about death recording…

…not for the show. Little scent today because the cold has damaged the nectar at the base of some flowers as you can see. Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis Rhododendron edgeworthii…

…CHW Fairly decent bank holiday weather after a little rain yesterday evening. Good news that the registrar of the International Camellia Society has very quickly confirmed the reregistration of Camellia…

…(now 17) too. Magnolia ‘Hot Flash’ Magnolia ‘Hot Flash’ A wild self sown clump of Primula pulverulenta in a damp spot where little else will grow despite several attempts. Primula…

…is as pink as the Hovel Cart Road form. clump on Hovel Cart Road The Georges Hut clump are a little less pink. Georges Hut clump One plant has much…

…recession.So the ‘mistakes’ are not really about the lack of PPE, the lack of instant tests (which prove little on an ongoing basis) or not enforcing a lockdown more quickly….

…Abies spectabilis Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ full out by George’s Hut. This is a Rhododendron griffithianum hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Over the bank holiday weekend a large oak tree…

…on the show bench. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Malus hupehensis which has died out at Caerhays. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Cornus nuttallii ‘Pink Blush’ with little pink but…

…outside the back yard nearly over before Chelsea. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron zaleucum still flowering a little after its haircut last winter. Rhododendron zaleucum Then…

…them all since. Little Beatrice (aged one year and three weeks) crawled to the top of the stairs in the front hall – no problem! Isla rather liked going in…

…needs a little correction (Maackia chinensis ‘Hupense’). Maackia hupehensis Maackia hupehensis Maackia hupehensis An attractive compilation of Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’ and Buddleja lindleyana. Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’ Buddleja lindleyana…