26th June

…Wisteria sinensis ‘Alba’ flowering in amongst Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’ by the steps to the top office. Wisteria sinensis ‘Alba’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuskergee’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuskergee’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ Lagerstroemia

24th September

Lagerstroemia ‘Tuskegee’. Lagerstroemia ‘Tuskegee’ Not bad on Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ either. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ – different again but equally impressive. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ Liquidambar styraciflua…

22nd October

…James Garnett at Nantes botanical garden. Lagerstroemia limii Lagerstroemia limii Lagerstroemia limii Seedpods forming on Euonymus morrisonensis. Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis Seed clusters have formed on the Lithocarpus hancei but…

27th July

…between the pink flowers and the dark leaves. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lonicera ‘Rhubarb and Custard’ – a silly…

11th November

…out. Nothing doing only 5 days ago. Camellia x williamsii ‘J.C. Williams’ Lagerstroemia limii, a gift from James Garnett in Nantes, showing very fine autumn colour. Lagerstroemia limii Lagerstroemia limii…

10th August

…in our climate. This is the third variety to flower in the nursery this year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Passiflora edulis with a couple of fruits…

6th July

…from Nantes Parks. Lagerstroemia limii Lagerstroemia limii The evergreen Cornus augustata ‘Empress of China’ has really perked up after repotting. Cornus augustata ‘Empress of China’ Surprising to see an old…

20th November

…houses. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Azalea ‘Kirin’ with a few unusually premature flowers. Azalea ‘Kirin’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ living up to its name. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in…

24th May

…that unique I suspect. Syringa wilsonii New leaf on Lagerstroemia limii. Lagerstroemia limii Susyn Andrews confirms this as Photinia beauvardiana with its lovely brown new growth and hawthorn flowers coming….

5th June

…the botanic garden in Nantes: Lagerstroemia limii Lagerstroemia limii Mallotus japonicus Mallotus japonicus The Mallotus is a small tree which I have admired in flower and in new growth at…