…before on this plant which covers an outside wall of the main nursery walled garden. The result of the drought. The taste was quite sweet. Ficus pumila Ficus pumila Ficus…

…‘Pumila’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Amelanchier laevis ‘R.J. Hilton’ with distinctly pink buds. Amelanchier laevis ‘R.J. Hilton’ Amelanchier laevis ‘R.J. Hilton’ As usual I have photographed the first…

…Hilton’ Amelanchier laevis ‘R. J. Hilton’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Frosted Magnolia ‘Golden Cup’. Magnolia ‘Golden Cup’ Dogshit on sticks! Dogshit However Magnolia pseodokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’, a little higher…

…Hilton’ Amelanchier pumila. Amelanchier pumila Amelanchier ‘La Paloma’ F.C.C. Amelanchier ‘La Paloma’ F.C.C. Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ – the best of the bunch today. Amelanchier obovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier obovalis…

…Cornus pumila with flowers which I had not seen before. This forms a mounded bush of up to 6 feet in height eventually. Cornus pumila Just one flower on Philadelphus…

…Cornus pumila getting going – reddish new growth. Cornus pumila Rhododendron keysii with a sudden flush of flowers. I suspect it will now die. Rhododendron keysii Rhododendron weyrichii in the…

…Wilson’ Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’. Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ about to flower again. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Cornus pumila getting going. Cornus pumila 2025 –…

…are rough to the touch. Aphananthe aspera Aphananthe aspera Picea abies ‘Pumila’ – a huge clump. Picea abies ‘Pumila’ Ilex hookeri. Ilex hookeri Populus szechuan var. tibetica. Populus szechuan var….

…Betula insignis ‘Fansipanensis’ Interesting bark now as well. Interesting bark Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ and Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ and Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda Cornus pumila is romping away. Cornus pumila A single secondary…

…new growth. Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 1450) Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 1450) Cornus pumila with its autumn colour – not much! Cornus pumila Acer heldreichii hasn’t much to offer in the way…

…the Himalayas. We should try more of these Gaultheria species. Gaultheria griffithiana Gaultheria griffithiana Arctostaphylos pumila in flower. Arctostaphylos pumila Petteria ramentacea from the Balkans in full flower against a…