…catkins. Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Salix magnifica with a full display of male catkins and female flowers. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Abies homolepis also with male…

…Tilia paucicostata just leafing up. Tilia paucicostata Tilia paucicostata Salix magnifica had erect purple catkin flowers last week. Today the catkins have opened up. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Tilia oliveri…

…looking very fine. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Rhododendron ovatum full out. Rhododendron ovatum 2022 – CHW As the Chelsea team start to pick out the plants for the Burncoose Nurseries…

…var. magnificum Cercidiphyllum japonicum var. magnificum Dipteronia sinensis Dipteronia sinensis Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Pinus ponderosa Pinus ponderosa Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Populus purdomii Populus purdomii…

…‘Seattle Trident’ with its superb pink new growth. Quercus bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Salix magnifica also with its first flower here. Salix magnifica At last, the east wind has gone. A…

…and initially rounded leaves as yet. Carpinus orientalis Salix magnifica living up to its name. Salix magnifica Carpinus henryana flowerless still. Carpinus henryana Aesculus x bushii (Aesculus mississipiensis) is, I…

…mitricatum is opening also R mugorii. 1914 – JCW R brunonis is over. Buddleia variabilis is open well. R magnifica is starting. One R fortunei is in flower in Beech…

…and they can go to make way for something better as indicated earlier. Perhaps occidentale ‘Magnifica’ ? 1997 – FJW There is still a fairly well formed flower on Magnolia…

…for 5 weeks. 1911 – JCW Buddleia var Veitchii and Magnifica at about their best. Very very dry, several things dead. 1909 – JCW Buddleia variabilis shows colour. Mitraria fair….

…Idoneum[?], 10311, Rupicolum, Flavidum, Hippophaeoides, Keysii, Decorum, Fortunei, Auriculatum, Fasitigiatum, Intricatum. 1913 – JCW Roses in the beds are very nice. White everlasting peas good. R magnifica fair, it is…

…JCW Buddleia magnifica very nice. Forrest’s rogue buddleia very pretty. Auriculatums over. Cyclamen starting and so the hydrangeas. Gladiolus at their best. 1914 – JCW Cyclamen ⅕ open. Lapageria a…