…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 Euonymus morrisonensis flowering better…

…on Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ are not much different to those of Catalpa bignonioides but there are more individual flowers in each flower truss. Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ Catalpa x…

…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…

…dry conditions. Similar flowers to Catalpa bignonioides but larger and with fewer flowers in each cluster. Perhaps the best thing out in the garden today (or new thing anyway). Catalpa…

…earlier than usual) flowers on Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’. Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’ A good show on Catalpa bignonoides. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides I was wrong about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ the rain has…

…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…

…nicely out with its odd 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…

…as our other younger plant, which fell over, or the one I admire at Ventnor above their Tropical House. Catalpa bungei ‘Duclouxii Group’ Catalpa bungei ‘Duclouxii Group’ Despite the relatively…

…off as you can see. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides The fruits on the cornus are starting to ripen as you can see here in Cornus kousa but are…

…in the Rookery. Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Agarista populifolia – a gift from Thomas Methuan-Campbell. Agarista populifolia Agarista populifolia Persea thunbergii with new growth. Persea thunbergii Styrax japonicus…

…pied wagtail chicks in a nest in a gutter. Five pied wagtail chicks Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii flowering well in the Rookery. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii…

…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 Flush’…

…Carpinus omeiensis Carpinus omeiensis Carpinus henryana – the plant we are not sure is true to name. Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ is very fine today. Catalpa speciosa…

…Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’ with its mottled or speckled white variegated leaves. Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Pulverulenta’ Verbascum thapsus, Aaron’s rod, in one of the borders outside the front door….

…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…

…yellow hue. Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ Cercis ‘Ruby Falls’ is changing nicely too. Cercis ‘Ruby Falls’ Catalpa bignonoides ‘Aurea’ with secondary new growth in the show tunnel. Catalpa bignonoides…

…to grow in my grandmother’s garden on St. Mawe’s and we transplanted it here. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides Clethra kaipoensis with interesting leaves and flowers just opening. Very erect and…