…now viewing the Caerhays Magnolia exhibits: -Magnolia floribunda. Magnolia floribunda Magnolia ‘Fairy White’. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia nitida. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida The trio of sprays which won 1st prize….

…this. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida You wait years for these young Rhododendron sinogrande to actually flower and, as here, they disappoint. Rhododendron sinogrande Stachyurus chinensis on the Main Ride is…

…nicer than many grey leaved eucalyptus species. Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus mannifera var praecox has exceptional peeling bark at a young age and nice…

…Magnolia nitida. Magnolia nitida Then the discovery of the day/ week – Halleria lucida from South Africa with loads of flowers and berries. The berries have yet to go black…

…has. Chusquea culeou Chusquea culeou Fargesia nitida ‘Juizahaigou I’ or syn. ‘Red Panda’ – superb form of this species with reddish canes in spring and autumn. Fargesia nitida ‘Juizahaigou I’…

…which will not propagate from cuttings. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Michelia yunnanensis ‘Summer Snowflake’ has produced its first seed pods on a plant which is only four or five years…

…Ride. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Another elderly clump of recently cut back Rhododendron viscosum by the entrance to the garden are just starting to flower again. I had forgotten these…

…instead of box. Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera nitida ‘Tidy Tips’ Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’ is full out as one would expect. Lonicera x purpusii…

…at Caerhays as far as I know. Nothofagus nitida Nothofagus nitida An unusual Mexican holly, Desfontainia spinosa, with red rather than the more usual orange flowers. Desfontainia spinosa Desfontainia spinosa…

…trimming to try to revive it and some good new shoots on the stem. Too dark and exposed a place for it really. Magnolia nitida Magnolia nitida Cladastris kentuckea is…