…spot the bizarrely variegated Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’. If you don’t like variegated things (as my father didn’t) this is not one to contemplate. Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’ Cercis canadensis…

…(‘Appalacian Trails’). It died at Burncoose too after a few years of struggling. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Magnolia ‘Carlos’ not too bad full out. Magnolia…

…One forgets just how stunning Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ is when in leaf. It is very late to come into leaf but then… Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest Pansy’ Cercis canadensis ‘Forrest…

…Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ covered in flower properly for the first time. A good hot sunny place which it likes. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’…

…canadensis ‘Flame’ has flowered properly in Kennel Close. Quite a pale flower in reality. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ is nearly as fine as Magnolia ‘Summer…

…polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ and Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’. Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ and Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum. Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’…

…branch unlike last year’s efforts which were rather better. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ 2021 – CHW A warm and dry bank holiday weekend. An annoying brief power cut…

…Sunset’ Camellia ‘Dazzler’ now full out. Other Camellia sasanquas out today included ‘Hugh Evans’. Camellia ‘Dazzler’ Camellia ‘Dazzler’ Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ with its attractively mottled autumn leaves. Cercis canadensis…

…milliganii A tail end flower on a clump of Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’. Rhododendron ‘Tally Ho’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ with lovely secondary new growth leaf colours. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’…

…canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ coming out a bit more. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ just in leaf – impressive! Sale of the genus ailanthus…