…new growth. Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus rankanensis Carpinus henryana seems larger leaved than C. henryana var. simplicidentata. Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana The two unlabelled Carpinus with a…

…flowering. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Cotoneaster ‘unknown’ above The Hovel has large, oval, orange fruits but not in profusion and only in the centre of the large bush….

…into flowering and bigger leaves with less pronounced leaf spurs as a result? I will catch up with the drive plant soon. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana 2015 –…

…a week or so ago. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Jaimie came across an 8in long baby grass snake. Grass snake These are apparently Mullein moth caterpillars or so…

…never now know. Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Euonymus morrisonensis covered in flowers and copulating red winged insects in large numbers. Also a few large flies and wasps. A great display…

…Tilia henryana Tilia henryana And still a perfect flower on Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere. Absolutely unbelievable but there it is for all to see. Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere The Battery Walk Arch…

…but I had not admired the form of the new growth before. New growth on Tilia henryana New growth on Tilia henryana Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ Right beside…

…the seeds are setting. The whitish bracts behind the seed clusters are interesting and attractive. Tilia henryana Tilia henryana The fattest fruit I have ever seen on Stewartia rostrata. About…

…Tilia henryana Tilia henryana Stewartia pteropetiolata covered in seedpods alongside a fine Stewartia rostrata which was covered too. Stewartia pteropetiolata Magnolia officionalis biloba, which flowers in March, has several small…

…unlike the other nearby. C. japonicus Magnolia ‘Anilou’ is a good yellow but not terribly floriferous as yet. Magnolia ‘Anilou’ Carpinus henryana has equally serrated leaves but they are very…