…flower colours in the trumpet. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Sorbaronia ‘Likjornaja’ is an interesting hybrid between Sorbus and Aronia. This is its first flowering here and certainly more…

…Paulownia tomentosa and Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’. Plenty of pictures earlier this year in the diary of the latter. I think we also have Paulownia fargesii but I cannot remember where….

…buds for next spring on Paulownia elongata! Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Enkianthus serrulatus has a very distinct bronze tone in the autumn. Earlier and perhaps better than other species? Enkianthus…

…tree grows so amazingly fast that it has got its seasons rather muddled. Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Clearance completed above the paulownia ready for some laurel…

…years. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Sorbus gongashanica in flower. Sorbus gongashanica Sorbus gongashanica Magnolia acuminata ‘Seiju’ with better flowers than a week or so ago. Magnolia…

…lower outside. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei The rare Magnolia officinalis var biloba is just coming out and not, I think, as pink as last year as…

…Paulownia elongata flowering in a pot in the greenhouse. A gift from Malcolm Pharoah and Marwood Hill Garden. I do not think I have ever seen a tiny paulownia in…

…flower in early April whereas P. kawakamii only flowers in late May or early June. Much friendly banter! Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Is this Acer pentaphyllum? Not in leaf as…

…flower of Paulownia fortune. A week on most flowers are gone – bashed by rain. Paulownia fortune Tilia amurensis from Chollipo Arboretum in South Korea making good growth. Tilia amurensis…

…three species of bamboo flowering and dying – here Thamnocalamus crassinodus which I have not seen before (now dead!) Thamnocalamus crassinodus The huge Bonython Paulownia tomentosa excellent today. Bonython Paulownia…

…‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Paulownia kawakamii just coming out but, for now, just on the lower branches and not high up. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia…

…it has gone over quickly even in milder weather. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii The bracts on our Cornus ‘Venus’, unlike the ones on the Chelsea show plant, are…

…as splendid as expected although its best show is now nearly over. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii 2022 – CHW Beatrice’s christening today. She and Isla descend the stairs…

…shoots which have folded down to ground level and could be layered. Huge leaves! Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Quercus hypoxyantha has pinkish secondary new growth and is starting…

…in this wet summer. Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Paulownia kawakamii Eucalyptus delegatensis (from Roundabarrow) is shedding its bark properly for the first time here. Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis Eucalyptus delegatensis…

…flower again in the autumn. Loads of buds which look like seeds. Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Nice new growth on Persea thunbergii nearby which we clipped three months…

…soil is too thin or its top is too exposed and cold. Flowering has been sparse over the years with plenty of dieback. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Vaccinum urceolatum has…

…Magnolia sieboldii. Magnolia sieboldii Rehderodendron kwangtungense. Rehderodendron kwangtungense More pictures of the impressive Paulownia fortunei. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei The first deciduous azalea to show in Kennel Close. deciduous azalea…

…in Penvergate for some years with whiter flowers than this and with more yellow centres in the lip of the trumpets. Now nearly dead after 25 years. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia…

…week later into flower than here. Magnolia ‘Sunsation’ Paulownia tomentosa at its very best beside the birch circles. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Rhododendron ‘Unique’? Rhododendron ‘Unique’ The view down to…