…have even seen it in a dry location. Syringa reticulata Syringa reticulata Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosalind’ above the Drive near the current laurel cutting. Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosalind’ Syringa komarowii…

…Syringa wilsonii really very good. Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii Lagerstroemia limii from James Garnett at the Botanic Garden in Nantes with reddish new growth. Lagerstroemia limii Lagerstroemia limii A large…

…Falmouth Maritime Museum. Once they spread back around the world the Indian variant of covid will indeed be everyone’s!Syringa yunnanensis flowering away at full strength for the first time. Syringa…

…plant is tall enough to show up (against the new beech leaves behind) above the wall by the old play house. SYRINGA pinnata SYRINGA pinnata Three Syringa pinnata full out…

…Syringa wilsonii (now S. tomentella apparently). Syringa wilsonii (now S. tomentella) Syringa wilsonii (now S. tomentella) I cannot identify this elderly rhododendron which is a fine show tucked away behind…

…lilac-pink. A double flower. Sadly the plant is nearly dead below the tower. Planted about 1991. Syringa ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ Syringa ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ Syringa ‘Katherine Havemeyer’ The incubators hatched just under…

…picture in autumn unless the pheasants get at them first. SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Primrose’ SYRINGA vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ – I do not really like common (vulgaris) lilacs because they…

…SYRINGA pinnata SYRINGA pinnata Three Syringa pinnata full out outside the front gate. I first saw this very unlilac-like syringa at Altamont Garden in south Ireland 10 years ago and…

…Syringa x diversifolia flowering better than ever before. Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ just out. Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ below Tin Garden. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia…

…it is already 12’ x 12’. Attractive in new growth and flowers. Berberis amurensis var. latifolia Rhododendron neriiflorum nicely out. Rhododendron neeriflorum Syringa pinnata hiding away its white flowers. Syringa…

…Syringa vulgaris varieties that are well over. Syringa wilsonii (S. tomentella) in its second year of flowering. The flowers spikes are getting larger. Syringa wilsonii (S. tomentella) Syringa wilsonii (S….

…this would normally be out in May. Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia 2022 – CHW A stormy night with perhaps half an inch…

…I fear the rootstock may have taken over. Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ Still plenty of decent flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden…

…1981. Gorgeous scent. Flowers pink in bud opening to white. Planted 2015 and 15-20 feet in height already. Syringa tomentella subsp. yunnanensis Syringa tomentella subsp. yunnanensis Syringa tomentella subsp. yunnanensis…

…has leaves you would not confuse with any other species (I may stand corrected!). Syringa komarowii Syringa komarowii It is called ash dieback disease for a reason. Is this tree…

…species to us flowering for the first time in August. Syringa reticulata looks much like Heptacodium miconoides but the scent is rather nicer! Syringa reticulata Syringa reticulata 2016 – CHW…

…it takes all the energy from the grafted plant which is doing well. Syringa pinnata Syringa pinnata The buds on Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ will be showing colour…

…of Liriodendron chinense. Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera Syringa prestoniae ‘Minuet’ just open. Very pretty. Syringa prestoniae ‘Minuet’ Syringa prestoniae ‘Minuet’ Two other very late flowering ‘American’ (see earlier description) deciduous…

…yunnanensis flowering for the first time. Bought from Glendoick. A bit like Syringa pinnata in flower? Syringa yunnanensis Syringa yunnanensis A Ghent Azalea ‘Corneille’ is well out in Kennel Close….

…yellow soon fades off in the sun but the scent is good. Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’ Enkianthus cernuus reflexus is just out but you can…