…Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ A few good fruits on Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ Trachycarpus fortunei and Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ look great together. Trachycarpus fortunei Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’…

…four flowers on one stalk. I had wondered how it was identifiable. Styrax grandiflorus Styrax grandiflorus Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ just turning colour. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley…

…Our 2022 Jubilee planting of Malus in the Old Kitchen Garden has been formally recorded as part of The Queen’s Canopy map and is there as historical record for all…

…‘Fairy Lime’ Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ far too out to cut for Chelsea. Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ flowering sparsely. (Rh. wardii x Rh. williamsianum). Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ The fir tree which…

…Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Rehmannia elata Rehmannia elata Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Imperata ‘Red Baron’ Imperata ‘Red Baron’ Jaimie has decided not to cut the main bank outside…

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ on Hovel Cart Road is looking good. A pleasant surprise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Dead Rhododendrons by Higher Quarry Nursery. Dead Rhododendrons The Queen Mother’s magnolia shedding leaves…

…pseudoplatanus ‘Brilliantissimum’ now in leaf below the tower. Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Brilliantissimum’ Buddleja colvilei shooting from the base after being flattened by a fir branch. The two rhododendrons beside it are…

…at least a couple more days. My young plantations of Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ and ‘Nancor’ are no more. The Abies grandis which was to be the new feature tree here…

…Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) living up to its name. Unripe catkins are in pendulous trios. Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’…

…queen was unimpressed when Harvey Stephens told her it was ‘ancient’! All good stuff for the new wisteria care article. wisteria clump wisteria clump wisteria clump Hemerocallis dumortieri – out…