6th October

…megaphylla Magnolia megaphylla Camellia hongkongensis – very tender with blackish new growth and blueish undersides to the new leaves. Camellia hongkongensis Camellia hongkongensis Camellia hongkongensis The true Camellia granthamiana. Our…

27th July

hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis An elderly and now very dead Rhododendron weyrichii. Rhododendron weyrichii Twig debris and old cones under a Cunninghamia lanceolata tree in Old Park. This is a tree…

2nd May

…Platanus orientalis Cornus hongkongensis with bronzy new growth and flowers forming. A bit more colour in the new growth than in our tree of this species? Cornus hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis

7th July

…a pheasant’s nest; probably far too late for them to hatch off now. pheasant’s nest 2017 – CHW First flowers out on the shy flowering evergreen Cornus hongkongensis. Cornus hongkongensis

26th July

…last autumn which had been reshooting nicely. Rhododendon nobleanum Rhododendon nobleanum Cornus hongkongensis now full out. Cornus hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis Lyonia ovatifolia was felled to the ground by a falling…

28th May

…last saw it but still not quite yet at its best. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus hongkongensis with tiny flower bracts just starting nearby ‘Satomi’. Cornus hongkongensis Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus…

24th June

…is now multi stemmed and 10-12ft tall with most flowers at the top of the new large shrub. Syringa yunnanensis Cornus hongkongensis just coming out. Not many bracts this year…

15th July

…Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ The second Cornus hongkongensis is rather more floriferous, although in far more shade, than the one seen last week. Cornus hongkongensis We cut this enormous wild collected…

22nd July

…heteromalla Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ looking superb on the drive. Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ Cornus hongkongensis has few flower bracts this year. Cornus hongkongensis Podocarps forming on Podocarpus henkellii in profusion. Podocarpus…

23rd July

…20 years. Leaf shape unmistakeable at the base. Rhododendron serotinum Rhododendron serotinum Rhododendron serotinum Tom’s Cornus hongkongensis which has a different habit to ours and larger leaves. Cornus hongkongensis A…