25th September

…at all this year. Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Another Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ full of secondary flowers with the usual autumnal slug damage. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ A wet…

5th February

…africana Sparmannia africana The first time we have ever grown the South African Veltheimia capensis. Veltheimia capensis Veltheimia capensis Daphne ‘White Queen’ nicely out. Daphne ‘White Queen’ Daphne ‘White Queen’…

5th May

…out but sparse flowering this year even on youngish plants. Azalea oldhamii Rhododendron neriiflorum making a decent show. Another species which had died out here now making a comeback. Rhododendron…

29th December

…plant is well protected at the top of the garden. Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ First flower on Camellia ‘Salutation’ (Camellia reticulata x Camellia saluenensis) which was…

9th May

…but not the pink one next to it. yellowish royalii hybrid yellowish royalii hybrid This is another Rhododendron ‘Loderi King George’. I was looking for ‘loderi’ ‘Pink Diamond’ but this…

13th March

…‘Lynwood’ looking splendid. Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Rubus tricolor looking good with Erica arborea. Rubus tricolor looking good with Erica arborea Unfrosted Echium pininana and Forsythia…

27th December

…x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Chaenomeles x superba ‘Pink Lady’ in full bud. Chaenomeles x superba ‘Pink Lady’ in full bud Mahonia x media ‘Buckland’ –…

16th February

…and held back by the cold nights. Magnolia ‘Strybing White’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alpen Glo’ looking good by M.‘S.White’. Leggy upright habit. Camellia sasanqua ‘Alpen Glo’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Alpen Glo’ Planted…

15th September

…well beside it. white arboreum white arboreum One Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ ringbarked by a strimmer but still alive. Its neighbour is not. Strimmer not drought! Keep the wire netting…

13th January

…sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ just out but frosted. Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle’ 2020 – CHW The new bait in the squirrel traps is showing signs of working immediately! Sunflower seeds are…