…Rose in person. Berberis latifolia is plastered in flower and another good species which we ought to stock and sell. Quite tall growing too. Berberis latifolia Berberis latifolia The dwarf…

…with pale yellow flowers, large prickles and seed heads forming. Berberis kawakamii Berberis kawakamii Escallonia resinosa still in full flower. Escallonia resinosa The Taiwanese Trochodendron aralioides has many well developed…

…year’s cold. Cryptocarya alba Cryptocarya alba Berberis negeriana – almost orange flowers and superb. Berberis negeriana Berberis negeriana Azalea ‘Crocea Tricolor’ (a Ghent hybrid). Slow growing and small bushes. No…

…some seed this year. Berberis amurensis var latifolia nearby is in full leaf but the flower buds are far from out yet. Berberis insignis var insignis Berberis insignis var insignis…

…spring. Mahonia trifolia Berberis hypokeriana with large leaves just in bud. Bought from Nick Macer a year ago. Berberis hypokeriana Wisteria sinensis and Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ on the wall below…

…rain at all. A few more rhododendrons to catch up with. Another berberis on the drive. This one is Berberis hookeri planted in 1999. Had not really noticed it before….

…‘Picture’ x Magnolia soulangeana ‘Pickards Sundew’ A strange leaf structure to the old leaves on Berberis temolaica. Berberis temolaica Berberis temolaica Berberis temolaica 2021 – CHW Captain George reports that…

…He now lives in Scotland and chairs the Scottish Alpine Plant Society. Betula luminifera ‘White House Farm’ Berberis wilsoniae looking superb in Kennel Close. Berberis wilsoniae Berberis wilsoniae Plagianthus regius…

…Rose. Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Berberis subacuminata (FMWJ 1329) with fruits also just turning black. Berberis subacuminata Callicarpa dichotoma just coming into flower in the Isla Rose. Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa…

…to us. As red as it is possible to get I think but then I move on! Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Then Salvia dombeyi full out. A wonderful…

…x M. x soulangeana) Magnolia ‘Avocet’ (M. x veitchii ‘Isca’ x M. x soulangeana) Berberis kawakamii. Berberis kawakamii Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ looking splendid above the greenhouse. Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ Magnolia…

…planted Berberis subcaudata with its first flowers. Berberis subcaudata Gamblea pseudoevodiifolia (BSWJ 11707) just coming into growth in the Rookery. Gamblea pseudoevodiifolia An odd cluster of new shoots on a…

…leaf. As attractive now as is its striking autumn colour. Larix kaempferi Larix kaempferi Berberis x ottawensis ‘Superba’ in full flower and 8ft tall with a similar spread. Berberis x…

…orange Blue seed panicles on Berberis valdiviana. Very attractive! Berberis valdiviana Berberis valdiviana Berberis valdiviana Isoplexis canariensis with a late flower and bulging seed heads. Isoplexis canariensis Isoplexis canariensis Isoplexis…

…the plant has access to full sunlight. Berberis wilsoniae Berberis wilsoniae Berberis wilsoniae 2016 – CHW Cercis siliquastrum can have wonderful yellow autumn colour but not here today. It catches…

…wilsoniae just coming out below Slip Rail. Berberis wilsoniae Berberis wilsoniae Amelanchier lamarkii growing as a tree and just coming out in full flower. Amelanchier lamarkii Amelanchier lamarkii Amelanchier lamarkii…

…root stock growths on this grafted plant. Syringa pinnatifolia Berberis valdiviana looking superb beside the lilac. Berberis valdiviana Berberis valdiviana Scilla peruviana are the only things left in my very…

…Looks set to be a large shrub. Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada Amelanchier bartraniana is a new species to Caerhays. Floriferous with, so far, a compact habit. Amelanchier bartraniana Amelanchier bartraniana…

…Berberis insignis var. insignis Berberis insignis var. insignis Then a trip to photograph the 24 (mainly) Matsumae cherries planted last year below White Styles Field on the way to Old…

…Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’ Berberis xanthoclada in the Isla Rose Plantation flowering for the first time. Asia may be able to propagate this one successfully too. Berberis xanthoclada Berberis xanthoclada…