…to defoliate entirely this winter. Normally semi-evergreen. Embothrium lanceolatum First flowers high up on a Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ with its peculiar winter colours….

…drive. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2021 – CHW I had neglected to look at the old 1897 planted Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ for 10 days…

…‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ Camellia ‘Winter’s Dream’ The new multi span tunnel is now full of the next crop of herbaceous plants. multi…

…starting to die off. Rainfall has sustained it through the winter. Prunus pilosiuscula In 1991 I planted Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum side by side at Bramble Field Corner. No…

…and obvious winter die back. It is late into leaf each year and the secondary new growth in the autumn gets scorched in east winds. A bone dry view down…

…Gordon’ disliked being outside even in the mildest winter but is flowering again even if the leaves are not very pretty. Grevillea ‘Robyn Gordon’ Firmania simplex in the greenhouse has,…

…flower arrangements Outside the front door the arum lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica), which has not turned a hair all winter, now has five flowers out. Zantedeschia aethiopica Beside it is a…

…I was surprised at how few camellias have burst into flower in the mild winter. Less than usual by Christmas but we did have the first December cold snap here…

…ground – here above Red Linney. first daffodil bulbs Some autumn colour left on Parrotia persica but not much. Parrotia persica Cornus walteri holds its leaves well into winter. Cornus…

…Marvel’ Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ in its winter colours. Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ looking great. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum carlcephalum with decent autumn colour. Viburnum…

…than the nearby Rhododendron nobleanum which is one of the parents in my father’s original cross. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Still some blue or bluish-green flowers on the…

…sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ looking spectacular. As good as ‘Winter Fire’? Cornus sanguinea ‘Winter Beauty’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ Camellia ‘Jingle Bells’ Camellia ‘Little…

…Ghost’ Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ and Camellia reticulata (Garden form). Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ and Camellia reticulata Flowers nearly out on Drimys winteri. Drimys winteri Hedychium still in…

…(‘Dewatairin’) high up. This is a Higo camellia and one of the earliest of these to flower. Camellia ‘Hatsu-Zakura’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ splendid in the sun. Tilia cordata ‘Winter…

…in this week of frost not a ‘record’ which will probably last very long. Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’ in a nursery bed. Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’ Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’ Another interesting historical…

…purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ The herbaceous potting has been going on apace and the beds in the trade area are starting to be tidied up after…

…split out by the wind while still in leaf. This is the problem as many magnolias retain their leaves long into winter. magnolia shoot split Still plenty of secondary flowers…

…early year this is a late flowering for this species. Still a great show today and unfrosted. Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ at its very best and about on time….

…aff. henryi A nice young plant of Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Interlude’ with a nearly intact flower. Several of these ‘Winter’s Whatevers’ are very similar! Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Interlude’ A Polyspora…

…the Cordyline and Trachycarpus moved under cover for the winter. Cordyline and Trachycarpus Acanthus sennii comes from Ethiopia and therefore, correctly, needs to come inside for the winter. Acanthus sennii…