…glabrata The mature stem on Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group is splitting and fissuring at the base. Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Last flowers on Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Magnolia x…

…tri-lobed leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei The blown over and cut back Catalpa bungei Duclouxii group (as I see we must now call it) is already…

…out and very splendid. Not as dark in colour as the one at Ventnor above the tropical house. Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group…

…wagtail chicks Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii flowering well in the Rookery. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii The heavily trimmed Eurya japonica being uprighted in the hope that…

…formosanus var. hayatianus Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii, the China bean tree, is suddenly full out and very fine indeed. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Magnolia obovata ‘Pink…

…oblonga The old original Catalpa bungei ‘Duclouxii Group’, as we are now supposed to call Catalpa duclouxii, is flowering away better than I have ever seen it but the flowers…

…on the plant. Cordyline australis Clerodendron bungei suckers now full out. Clerodendron bungei Clerodendron bungei Eucomis autumnalis with white flowers. Not autumn either! Eucomis autumnalis Eucomis autumnalis Seed on Pittosporum…

…bungei has enjoyed the heat. Clerodendrum bungei Clerodendrum bungei Thankfully the clump of young Rhododendron williamsianum by George’s Hut look fine. The myopex covering has retained the moisture around this…

…Ilex glabra Ilex glabra Ilex glabra Quercus mexicana. Quercus mexicana 2024 – CHW Clerodendrum bungei at its best in Tin Garden. Clerodendrum bungei Clerodendrum bungei A young Magnolia ‘F. J….

…bungei Clerodendron bungei On the Crûg Farm stand: Roscoea purpurea f. rubra ‘Gurkha Red’ Roscoea purpurea f. rubra ‘Gurkha Red’ Cardiandra alternifolia amamiohshimensis – hydrangea relative Cardiandra alternifolia amamiohshimensis Cardiandra…

…to three weeks. Magnolia globosa Magnolia globosa Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as this has now been renamed in the new Hillier’s from Catalpa fargesii var. duclouxii) has a few early…

…plant every year! Grevillea johnsonii Grevillea johnsonii Carya ovata with large fruits on a hot bank. Carya ovata Carya ovata Carya ovata Carya ovata More Clerodendron bungei suckers. Clerodendron bungei…

…moth caterpillar Clerodendrum bungei now forming a good clump in Tin Garden. Clerodendrum bungei Another Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ covered in flowers. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Good seed heads on Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’. Magnolia…

…‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ 2018 – CHW A planning meeting last Thursday for our Chelsea 2019 stand which will be themed on an alzheimers garden.Clerodendron bungei with a sucker…

…Clearance of the laurel Nothophoebe cavaleriei with late summer new growth. Nothophoebe cavaleriei Clerodendrum bungei is starting to form a decent clump in Tin Garden and still a flower or…

…Nyssa leptophylla Disanthus cercidifolius gets even better! Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius The fallen Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as it is now renamed) has been pruned back and re-uprighted to reshoot…

…yellow in the sun. Carpinus laxiflora Carpinus laxiflora First two flowers out on Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’. Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’ Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as it now is rather…

…‘Aureus’ was very fine in the front garden. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Rosa ‘American Pillar’ and Clerodendrum bungei. Rosa ‘American Pillar’ Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Erigeron karvinskianus. Geranium ‘Rozanne’…