…Slip Rail has still to show. Vitex agnus castus Vitex agnus castus Acer campestre ‘Evenly Red’ showing autumn colour of no great note as yet. Acer campestre ‘Evenly Red’ Callicarpa…

…campestre ‘Elsrick’ Acer campestre ‘Elsrick’ Acer campestre ‘Elsrick’ Thuja koraiensis is making good headway as a windbreak. Thuja koraiensis Thuja koraiensis Tin Garden planting starting to leaf up and flower….

…secondary new growth gives it away. Acer forrestii 2015 – CHW A good specimen of Acer campestre which I think I planted as Acer campestre ‘Carnival’ which is supposed to…

…the nursery as a half standard tree. Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ New growth on Aesculus chinensis is attractive too. Aesculus chinensis Aesculus chinensis Magnolia ‘Maxine Merrill’…

…secondary new growth. This is an excellent form of the field maple which Burncoose ought to stock. Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusky Pink’ was…

…Maple. Acer campestre Acer campestre Scilla bifolia in a woodland setting. Scilla bifolia Camellia ‘Black Magic’ almost black in bud. Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Magnolias tower over the…

…now know is Ornithogalum umbellatum subsp. campestre but flowering had already finished (seven to ten days) and the plants had vanished for another year.Also attached are Colin’s photographs of ‘bugloss’…

…on Rhododendron nobleanum. Still rather pale as last year. Rhododendron nobleanum Acer campestre and Rhododendron schlippenbachii showing off together. Acer campestre The unnamed Camellia x williamsii clump beside the drive…

…campestre ‘Red Shine’ gets its name from spring new growth not autumn colour! Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ 2022 – CHW I bought some bulbs of Amaryllis belladonna crossed with Nerine…

…‘White Lace’. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Young Acer campestre showing autumnal yellow. Acer campestre Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ turning to reddish purple. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ First yellowing on Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’….

…as this. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ x Magnolia ‘J.C. Williams’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ just out and excellent as ever. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ New leaves and flower on Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’. Acer…

…Carpinus x schuschaenensis Carpinus nimopli – name may be a misspelling as I cannot find it. A very dwarf growing species anyway. Carpinus nimopli Acer campestre ‘Postelense’ with its reddish…

…that the female flower heads are red! Juglans ailanthifolia Acer truncatum var. barbinerve with unusual upright seedpods. Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Plenty of flower on Acer campestre in Old Park….

…to its name with no new growth visible yet. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Sunny Foster’ Acer campestre ‘Red Shire’ early into leaf. Acer campestre ‘Red Shire’ Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ and Prunus…

…‘Aureomarginata’ Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ living well up to its name. Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ Magnolia ‘Carlos’ – no comment here either. Only one flower! Magnolia ‘Carlos’ 2019 – CHW…

…ever on Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’. Acer campestre ‘Red Shine’ Magnolia ‘Tranquillity’ – a not very pleasant oddity and not at all tranquil to me! Magnolia ‘Tranquillity’ Young plants of…

…the foliage of Crataegus thaenopyrum which is rather like Acer campestre – with thorns! Crataegus thaenopyrum Crataegus thaenopyrum The elderly Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ cut down last winter for the umpteenth time…