…Schefflera delavayi to that seen yesterday on rhododendrifolia. Schefflera delavayi Syringa reticulata flowering better than I have even seen it in a dry location. Syringa reticulata Syringa reticulata Deutzia x…

…live tree. Cross between H. serratifolia and H. peruviana First flowers on a newly planted Syringa wilsonii (now S. tomentella apparently). Syringa wilsonii (now S. tomentella) Syringa wilsonii (now S….

…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 yunnanensis Syringa yunnanensis Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ (Korean…

…leaves behind) above the wall by the old play house. SYRINGA pinnata SYRINGA pinnata Three Syringa pinnata full out outside the front gate. I first saw this very unlilac-like syringa…

…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 remind me of…

…camellia with a good show. Camellia japonica ‘Kitty’ Syringa tomentella just coming out. From Roundabarrow Nurseries. Syringa tomentella Syringa tomentella Euonymus latifolius is shaping up to be a small tree….

…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 80% of the 12,000…

…x mutabilis ‘Induta’ Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ Syringa wilsonii flowering for the first time in the frames. Excellent! Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii Another new species of…

…panicles. Syringa komarowii Syringa komarowii This Magnolia denudata ‘Forrests Pink’ was felled to a 4ft tall stump by a leylandii in the autumn but is now reshooting vigorously. Magnolia denudata…

…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. tomentella) Viburnum wilsonii alongside it…

…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 of rain to…

…in the nursery have finished flowering already in the heat. Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’. Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ Viburnum dentatum ‘Blue Muffin’ Syringa tomentella subsp. yunnanensis (SBEC 1022). Syringa tomentella…

…‘White Caviar’ A young Meliosma alba (beaniana) finally getting going. Meliosma alba (beaniana) Syringa wilsonii really very good. Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii Lagerstroemia limii from James Garnett at the Botanic…

…amurensis var. latifolia Rhododendron neriiflorum nicely out. Rhododendron neeriflorum Syringa pinnata hiding away its white flowers. Syringa pinnata Syringa pinnata This cherry above the Four in Hand was bought from…

…ever before. Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ just out. Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ below Tin Garden. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ badly marked by rain…

…is doing well. Syringa pinnata Syringa pinnata The buds on Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ will be showing colour in a few more days of sunshine. I need to…

…Acanthopanax aff. sessiflorus Acanthopanax aff. sessiflorus 2017 – CHW A new syringa species to us flowering for the first time in August. Syringa reticulata looks much like Heptacodium miconoides but…

…Azalea ‘Moidart’ Syringa komarowii with its very distinct leaves and first racemes of flowers. We have seen three species of syringa in flower in the last week – all pink…

…just open. Very pretty. Syringa prestoniae ‘Minuet’ Syringa prestoniae ‘Minuet’ Two other very late flowering ‘American’ (see earlier description) deciduous azaleas by the Trevanion Holly. Dull colours but two to…

…Glendoick. A bit like Syringa pinnata in flower? Syringa yunnanensis Syringa yunnanensis A Ghent Azalea ‘Corneille’ is well out in Kennel Close. The others are either over or flowering more…