…to the top office. Wisteria sinensis ‘Alba’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuskergee’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuskergee’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ 2020 – CHW Boris says lockdown ends on 4th…

…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…

…seen it perform before. Nice contrast between the pink flowers and the dark leaves. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Lonicera…

…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…

…Garden in Nantes with reddish new growth. Lagerstroemia limii Lagerstroemia limii A large oak limb fell on the top path in Old Park. Sheer weight of foliage – no wind….

…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 beech tree felled…

…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…

…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…

…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 Pink’…

…Myricaria germanica (Tamarix germanica) from Europe and West Asia. Myricaria germanica Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ with its new growth living up to the name. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’…

…visitors are back. 2021 – CHW First decent flowering of a young Syringa wilsonii. Attractive but not that unique I suspect. Syringa wilsonii New leaf on Lagerstroemia limii. Lagerstroemia limii…

…a rather more impressive display of yellow flowers. Euonymus wilsonii Euonymus wilsonii Here are the two plants given to us by James Garnett and the botanic garden in Nantes: Lagerstroemia…

…for us a couple of years ago is a splendid red. Grevillea ‘New Blood’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ just coming out. Superb at this time of the year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’…

…pseudocamellia Quercus imbricaria even better than a week ago. Quercus imbricaria Quercus imbricaria Quercus coccinea stunning too. Quercus coccinea Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue…