…out and very splendid. Not as dark in colour as the one at Ventnor above the tropical house. Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group…

…wagtail chicks Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii flowering well in the Rookery. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii The heavily trimmed Eurya japonica being uprighted in the hope that…

…Another unusual flower combination of Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ and Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ and Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Flowers on Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ are…

…Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ No flowers yet on Catalpa setchuenensis. Catalpa setchuenensis Catalpa setchuenensis Sorbus gongashanice…

…new thing anyway). Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Quercus belle ‘D’aquitaine’ with reddish secondary new growth all of a sudden. Seems also to like hot conditions….

…‘Nymansay’. Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ A good show on Catalpa bignonoides. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides I was wrong about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ the rain has allowed it to produce a set…

…to 10 days earlier than usual. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Catalpa bignonoides just starting to show. This tree once grew in my grandmother’s house in St Mawes. Catalpa bignonoides Hydrangea…

…tri-lobed leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei The blown over and cut back Catalpa bungei Duclouxii group (as I see we must now call it) is already…

…oblonga The old original Catalpa bungei ‘Duclouxii Group’, as we are now supposed to call Catalpa duclouxii, is flowering away better than I have ever seen it but the flowers…

…when it got too large. Surprisingly it moved quite readily but it has become a hopeless tree with branches constantly breaking off as you can see. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides…

…and looks very like Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ at present. Catalpa sechuanensis Paulownia kawakamii is now full out and flowering properly for the first time. Just the odd flower in…

…to three weeks. Magnolia globosa Magnolia globosa Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as this has now been renamed in the new Hillier’s from Catalpa fargesii var. duclouxii) has a few early…

…in full sun there; whereas this is in partial shade. Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii The best survivor of our Rhododendron roylii hybrids is full out on…

…formosanus var. hayatianus Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii, the China bean tree, is suddenly full out and very fine indeed. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Magnolia obovata ‘Pink…

…Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ is very fine today. Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Fruit bracts aplenty on Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’. Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’…

…Myosotis arvensis, common forget-me-not, in similar patches. Another arable weed. Myosotis arvensis Myosotis arvensis Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’ with its mottled or speckled white variegated leaves. Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’ Catalpa speciosa…

…earlier than usual. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ with huge seed heads. Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ A Cordyline australis tree or two alive…

…erubescens ‘Purpurea’ with secondary purple new growth appearing as well. Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ Flower buds only, as yet, on Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’. Later than usual…

…light rain we really do need a downpour soon to get plants going again. The hydrangeas on the drive are drooping their leaves and look terrible again. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa…

…Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ 2023 – CHW A day collecting some seeds from rarer new things, many of which are fruiting for the first time.Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia. Sorbus…