…First flowers out on Schima superba. Schima superba Clethra pringlei nicely out in flower. Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei Disanthus cercidifolius just starting to turn colour. Disanthus cercidifolius Schefflera…

…the garden. Here in decent dappled shade. Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei Camellia ‘Manuroa Road’ full out. Cannot remember offhand where this came from. Odd name but very late flowering. Camellia…

…last of the Clethra to flower here. It looked badly damaged in March but has clearly recovered enough to flower properly. Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei 2017 – CHW Another clump…

…less missed Cornwall. Magnolia flowers 2022 – CHW Further perambulations with Susyn and Brian. The last few tail end flowers on an ancient Rhododendron decorum. Rhododendron decorum Clethra pringlei full…

…best plants shown at the dinner were:  Sorbus hedlundii  Euonymus myrianthus  Cobaea pringlei (John d’Arcy)  Diospyros lotus (Kew)  Diospyros kaki (Kew)  Malus transitoria (Hergest…

…with flowers Staphylea pringlei: Mexico – only one plant in UK with Maurice Sadly the pictures are copyright protected to cannot be reproduced here. I ought perhaps to add the…