…Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ grew to about 18 inches and had delicate but attractive flowers as you can see. Arguably nicer than Perouskia ‘Blue Spire’. Perouskia…

…‘Countess of Haddington’ (indoor grown) Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Pinus wallichiana with cones Pinus wallichiana Pinus wallichiana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis…

…autumn colours too with the unusual mixture of red and yellow. Parrotia persica ‘Persian Spire’ Parrotia persica ‘Persian Spire’ Quercus liaotungensis leaves turn brown and hold on the younger trees…

…remained the same size for 20 years. SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ – this plant was a present from Trevor (Yorkshire) Green who grafts sorbus as…

…have been blown open prematurely in the wind as the colours are very pale. Rhododendron nobleanum Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ with attractive yellow berries which are already dropping fast. Sorbus ‘Hilling…

…from rose to white with a pink flush. Not many though! Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ has only two clusters of yellow fruits quite high up. Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’…

…‘Big Dude’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Frank Gladney’. Magnolia ‘Frank Gladney’ Magnolia ‘Frank Gladney’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’. Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia…

…reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’ Camellia reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’ Camellia reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’ Camellia reticulata ‘Interval’ Camellia reticulata ‘Interval’ Camellia reticulata ‘Interval’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lady Piet’ – again. Camellia reticulata ‘Lady Piet’…

…‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Paul Hauber’. Malus ‘Paul Hauber’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’. Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ 2022 – CHW I thought I heard a cuckoo earlier…

…‘Marie Steiner’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Marie Steiner’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Marie Steiner’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Crimson King’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Loder’s Borde Hill Form’…

…tepals and on the outer tepals only in bud. It seems to fade as they open. Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Powder Puff’…

…this spring. Acacia baileyana Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ with nearly ripe berries. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Bupleurum fruiticosum covered in yellow seed heads by the Playhouse. Bupleurum fruiticosum Bupleurum fruiticosum…

…Magnolia x veitchii) – Gresham Hybrid Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ (Magnolia mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ x Magnolia x soulangeana) Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor…

…Pirouette’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Mags Pirouette’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ unexciting and not very ‘crimson’ at all. Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia amoena was a rather better form than…

…looks perfect. Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ as good as ever in the Isla Rose Plantation. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Aesculus x mutabilis…

…drive now. turkey oak turkey oak Magnolia ‘Moonspire’ flowering properly (or properly noticed) for the first time. Jaimie picked a flower. A x brooklynensis seedling. Magnolia ‘Moonspire’ Magnolia ‘Moonspire’ Malus…

…purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ just out. Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Still one decent flower left on Magnolia…

…difficult and are very fussy about soil and shelter not to mention their attraction to deer. We see: Camellia reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’ Camellia reticulata ‘Crimson Robe’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’…

…Photinia prionophylla in the Rhododendron ririei opening more covered in fruits than I have ever seen. The fruits are described in Hillier’s as ‘crimson’ and, I suppose, they may yet…

…Pink’ ‘Plantation Pink’ ‘Plantation Pink’ ‘Dazzler’ – excellent ‘Dazzler’ ‘Dazzler’ ‘Dazzler’ ‘Borde Hill Farm’ – another Loder one ‘Borde Hill Farm’ ‘Borde Hill Farm’ ‘Crimson King’ ‘Crimson King’ ‘Crimson King’…