15th May

…Hillier’s says it has pink flowers! The buds are pink but the flowers are not. The label is however as we obtained it. I have seen this elsewhere else in…

6th March

…moupinense An early and windblown flower on Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’. Rhododendron ‘Emma Williams’ Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ is showing colour but still far from out. Magnolia denudate ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia…

8th November

…‘Winter’s Joy’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’….

2nd August

…sun. Opening white, then a hint of pink, then pinkish allover. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ – a newer…

10th June

…the flowers are either white or pink but the pinker ones fade to red. About 5-6ft tall after 10 years and an outstanding small shrub. Weigelia coraeensis Weigelia coraeensis Weigelia…

29th July

…Agapanthus ‘Midnight Star’ Rehmannia ‘Walberton Magic Dragon’ grows to about 3-3½ft. Rehmannia ‘Walberton Magic Dragon’ Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ has the merit of being rather different. Campanula ‘Pink Octopus’ Pengelly Garden…

27th July

…flowers and the dark leaves. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lonicera ‘Rhubarb and Custard’ – a silly name for a…

20th February

pink) which we know here. Much more pink in part of the petals when they first open and a pronounced centre. Opens fairly flat too and seeds itself profusely. It…

18th November

…its best and already shedding many flowers in this exceptionally early flowering autumn. Camellia ‘November Pink’ Camellia ‘November Pink’ Camellia ‘November Pink’ Quercus bushii ‘Seattle Trident’, planted in 2017, putting…

16th November

…Garden. water tank base Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense both yellowing together. Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ turns from green to brown. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’…