…to form where the flowers have now largely finished. Nasty prickles! This is more or less certainly the true species – Chaenomeles cathayensis. Chaenomeles cathayensis Chaenomeles cathayensis The second one…

…The Raven Circle The view north through the yew hedge. The view north An elderly Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Moerloosei’ (‘Apple Blossom’) I think. Pink in bud and opening white. Chaenomeles speciosa…

…Rouge’ Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Enkianthus campanulatus with wonderful red stems and ripening seed heads. Enkianthus campanulatus Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’ with ripe bright red quinces. Chaenomeles x superba…

…Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ An ancient Chaenomeles japonica with old rotten fruit and flowers! Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Chaenomeles japonica Our one surviving Daphniphyllum macropodum just about to flower profusely….

…Spring’ Magnolia Laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ on the lawn. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ 2024 – CHW Another major storm last…

…think they will yet fade in colour. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ The dwarf Rhododendron russatum in the Rockery. Rhododendron russatum Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ by the playhouse…

…small round yellow quinces which are already starting to drop. They are well hidden in the low growing shrub and not yet smelling unpleasant. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa…

…are being eaten my mice, rats or pheasants. Terrible smell. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Down the bank the tender Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ remains in…

…yard. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ 2024 – CHW Chaenomeles flower and fruits as we have seen before. Chaenomeles flower Chaenomeles flower The New Zealand Pomaderris apiculata about to come into…

…Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Umbilicata’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Umbilicata’ Camellia grisjii full out. Camellia grisjii Camellia grisjii Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’…

…its best. The ancient Chaenomeles The ancient Chaenomeles Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ by George’s Hut now at its absolute best and, like so much at the very top of the…

…hardly shooting as yet. Chaenomeles x superba ‘Rowallane’ Chaenomeles x superba ‘Rowallane’ Ercilla volubilis flowering its heart out on a wall. Better than I have ever seen it before even…

…on the lawn a mass of orange-red flowers. Chaenomeles Chaenomeles The mini digger has cleared and levelled the path on Sinogrande Walk. path on Sinogrande Walk The mini digger tackles…

…taken a hit but much new growth undamaged and now growing again. Romeya coulteri Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ also untouched in flower on a wall in the nursery. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’…

…snapped in the storms in the last few days. A Podocarpus snapped in the storms Chaenomeles in flower. Chaenomeles in flower Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ crushed by a fir. Magnolia virginiana…

…The road below Polgrain The new transformer at Polgrain. The new transformer at Polgrain 2025 – CHW To Burncoose for a management meeting.Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’ making a good show against…

…in a tunnel. Frost damage on Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ Arbutus andrachne in full flower. Arbutus andrachne Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ – quite outstanding leaf colour. Pseudowintera ‘Red Leopard’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’…

…It is, however, fairly unusual to see piles of skeletal leaves surviving un-rotted into March. Here under a Magnolia dawsoniana. skeletal leaves The shrubby and spreading Chaenomeles ‘Geisha Girl’ on…

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…flower. Lonicera x americana Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ with what looks like a secondary flowering. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Chaenomeles x superba ‘Nicoline’ with a well-formed quince. Chaenomeles x superba…