5th July

…it was just a shrub! Rhaphithamnus spinosus Chordospartium stevensonii is a 15-20ft multi stemmed shrub here. In full flower today. Chordospartium stevensonii Chordospartium stevensonii No idea of the name of…

14th August

…colour change in the flowers on Campsis grandiflora. Campsis grandiflora The first time I have seen seed forming on Chordospartium stevensonii. Chordospartium stevensonii After the viewing of secondary magnolias in…

30th July

…protocol. Chordospartium stevensonii (coastal plant seen at Ventnor)Carriera calycina (original plant here from Penrice Castle) Cornus kousa ‘Xanthocarpa’ (yellow fruits – very rare) Deutzia pulchra (wild collected and given to…