…bartramiana FJW’s Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ just out. FJW’s Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ Then to the Kitchen Garden for a review of the first Malus to show. Malus ‘Braendkjaer’. Malus ‘Braendkjaer’ Malus…

…Viburnum harryanum nearly out. Very rounded leaves. Viburnum harryanum Viburnum harryanum 2023 – CHW Magnolia ‘Olav Kallenberg’ nearly over. (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’). Above Crinodendron Hedge….

…to flower. Sorbus megalocarpa Rhododendron wadanum – our clump of 3 is down to only 2. Rhododendron wadanum Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ – the leaves darken with age. Staphylea colchica…

…Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ now properly out. Magnolia ‘Elizabeth Holman’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ with a single…

…Pseudotaxus chienii with attractive new growth. Pseudotaxus chienii New growth on a young Carya ovata. Carya ovata 2022 – CHW Jaimie sends me this picture of a blackbird nesting for…

…pigeon. It’s actually the odious black backed gull and this took place in Bristol where RJW photographed it. A seagull eats a pigeon Decent growth for the first time for…

…flower heads on Araucaria araucana Fuschia ‘Blacky’ – should sell well! Fuschia ‘Blacky’ A pied wagtail fledgling in the Back Yard. pied wagtail pied wagtail pied wagtail 2022 – CHW…

…rotten wood to replace. New covering over the camellias and rhododendrons Hydrangea ‘Yulika’ – our 2024 Plant of the Year entry for Chelsea. Hydrangea ‘Yulika’ Hydrangea ‘Yulika’ Hydrangea ‘Yulika’ Hydrangea…

…black at first then fading to red while others stay black? Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Fuchsia ‘Blacky’ Strobilanthes wallichii has grown now to a decent size and its flowers are…

…2 years ago. Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ A new side roof on the side of the Blacksmith’s Shop. Storm Eunice damage to the scantle slate that was there…

…date. Phygelius aequalis The Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ has had a generous clipping. RJW appears to have done ‘gardening’ during an earlier visit this year. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ A gorgeous dark maroon, red-black…

…Plenty of variation I do not know what this plant with clover flowers is? I do not know I do not know Agave angustifolia. Agave angustifolia Black tomatoes. Black tomatoes…

…wedding took place here and then the 200 guests walked to Beach Meadow with a (small) band leading the way. Plenty of rain on the posh chairs overnight. A noisy…

…comes from the Azores and only one of the three original plantings has made a decent plant. More or less evergreen with black fruits. Vaccinum cylindraeceum Vaccinum cylindraeceum Vaccinum cylindraeceum…

…Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ living up to its name. No sign of fading to green here. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Indigofera himachalensis (from Roundabarrow nurseries) flowering properly for the first…

…eriogynum by the pond. Nearly black in bud and very late season. Rhododendron eriogynum Rhododendron eriogynum Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ covered in flower and growing well unlike the one we…

…falconeri) – I am promised a cutting. Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers Group’ Camellia ‘Konronkoku’ (‘Nigra’ or ‘Kunlong black’) still had plenty of near black flowers out today. Camellia ‘Konronkoku’ Camellia ‘Konronkoku’…

…garden. puddles Wisteria floribunda ‘Black Dragon’ just out above the gents’ urinals. It used to mingle with an Actinidia but is now better on its own. Wisteria floribunda ‘Black Dragon’…

…did not develop properly and have turned black. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Plenty of flower buds on Magnolia ‘Anya’. Magnolia ‘Anya’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ with its winter…

…Number 2 is now in place so back to making videos for the website. Today one about the possibly oldest five Camellia sasanqua in the country with Karol behind the…