19th February

…and Helleborus ‘Winter Bells’ look good together. Helleborus Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Camellia ‘Tricolor’ and Helleborus ‘Anne’s Red’ in the cash point. Camellia ‘Tricolor’ A bit of the top of…

12th January

…a look at some leaves and bark on evergreen oaks above Crinodendron Hedge.This is one of Lady Anne Palmer or Alan Coombes’ Mexian evergreen oaks; or so I thought! Planted…

27th March

…White’ (or ‘Tennis Court’) Beside it is a magnolia which on the plans is shown as ‘Pegasus’. Clearly it is not! Perhaps a ‘Charles Raffil’ or a ‘Princess Margaret’. I…

17th November

…at this time of the year. Pinus radiata Emerging autumn colour on Rhus chinensis. Pink and yellow. Rhus chinensis Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ (Camellia oleifera x ‘Frosted Princess’) on Burns Bank…

18th February

…at all convinced. The purple colouring on the new growth looks, perhaps, more like Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ or ‘Blue Princess’? holly holly A 50 year old Lithocarpus pachyphyllus…

23rd February

…which we grow too, needs to be on a bank as it has a droopy habit. We also have Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ which has similar leaves. Both quite dull. Camellia…