…hunt the American Ilex opaca between the ferneries. Despite its holly like trunk I suspect this is not the American species but an Osmanthus. More research needed. Osmanthus? Osmanthus? Osmanthus?…

…can be a nuisance. Clerodendron trichotomum Clerodendron trichotomum Clerodendron trichotomum Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Argenteomarginatus’ in full flower. Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Argenteomarginatus’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Argenteomarginatus’ 2017 – CHW Asia has very cleverly spotted…

…digger to remove the stump now. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Galanthus elwesii now full out. Galanthus elwesii Hydrangea lobbii has, not unexpectedly, caught a…

…to collect Thomas Methuen-Campbell. Osmanthus delavayi full out and looking fine. One of four in square beds featuring a magnolia. Osmanthus delavayi Osmanthus delavayi Typical snow damage on Ceanothus thyrsiflorus…

…optimism. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis The old Litsea glauca suddenly died about six years ago but already several roots near the surface have produced a clump of new…

…and varieties of Osmanthus looking great in one tunnel. Thirteen different species and varieties of Osmanthus Osmanthus armatus, with its huge leaves, also has a few flowers. Osmanthus armatus Osmanthus…

…Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticlear’ Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticlear’ Osmanthus burkwoodii – excellent in flower as a low clipped hedge. Osmanthus burkwoodii Osmanthus burkwoodii Osmanthus burkwoodii Osmanthus burkwoodii 2016 – CHW First day…

…pot do this in the nursery. Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Osmanthus americanus now in full flower. Osmanthus americanus A young and new to us Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ with its first…

…variable spine-tipped lobes. Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ One of the ancient original Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana in the Auklandii Garden with huge leaves. The flowers are larger than…

…noticed before me. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis A solitary and absurdly late flower on Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’. This is the third Michelia seen with odd flowers still…

…an attempt to procreate before death. Osmanthus heterophyllus Osmanthus heterophyllus Osmanthus heterophyllus 1938 – JCW Erica hybrida just shows flower. I have made a big bed of Primula forrestii. 1920…

…below Hovel Cart Road and a decent young plant now getting away after deer nibbling above the Magnolia x veitchii. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis To my surprise the garden clearly…

…Pink’ Anemone ‘Harmony Blue’. Anemone ‘Harmony Blue’ 2024 – CHW To Burncoose for a Management Meeting.Osmanthus x burkwoodii especially fine by the till. Osmanthus x burkwoodii Osmanthus x burkwoodii A…

…campbelli Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ as an established small tree in full sun. We grow this in shade above Hovel Cart Road. Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ The original 1920(ish)…

…before. Osmanthus delavayi below Donkey Shoe. The old plants died out 20 years ago and the new ones are now quite a show in the same place. Osmanthus delavayi Osmanthus…

…‘Hardijzer Beauty’ A young Osmanthus yunnanensis with its first flowers. Some leaves have spines and some do not. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis This clump of narcissi on Hovel Cart Road…

…about 70 years old I guess. Osmanthus delavayi Osmanthus delavayi Magnolia ‘Lois’ has its first flowers out. A delicate yellow and a very different shape to Magnolia ‘Daphne’ which we…

…with a circular appearance Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides     Aesculus assamica – with flowers just starting   Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Carpinus cordata…

…serious need of rejuvenation but a big risk with a historic tree which came here in 1923. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ will be out in a…

…julibrissin which one seldom sees flowering properly except in way hot locations. Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Berries like small plums on Osmanthus decorus which I have not seen before. Osmanthus…