…a very dry spot under mature Pinus insignis. Doubt any will be alive next spring. dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and…

…leaved species (sasanqua?) cross with a small leaved species (sasanqua?) cross with a small leaved species (sasanqua?) Amid a hailstorm a brief glimpse of Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi. Rhododendron arboreum…

…path. Also small leaved but with reddish new growth – possibly a dwarf habit – but not listed in New Trees? Sinogrande Walk. Carpinus nimpoli Carpinus nimpoli Here is an…

…‘Coppertone’ x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ The variegated leaved Ginkgo shows no autumn colour as yet. variegated leaved Ginkgo Sorbus japonica is shedding its leaves but not yet its berries. Sorbus japonica…

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Hydrangea anomala ssp. anomala (HWJK 2065) is still fully leaved or nearly so. Hydrangea anomala ssp. anomala The original and very old (and much…

…sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ Amelanchier lamarckii on the drive – one of at least three. Similar to Amenlanchier laevis but the petals are smaller amongst other things….

…Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ No flowers yet on Catalpa setchuenensis. Catalpa setchuenensis Catalpa setchuenensis Sorbus gongashanice…

…a result of the drought. Not just the big leaved species but many younger smaller leaved species too. rhododendrons are now dying rhododendrons are now dying First flowers out on…

…with a huge yurt. A few tired bedding plants and not much else at all. Took not a single photograph! 2020 – CHW The variegated leaved Buddleia ‘Harlequin’ has largely…

…to replace the elderly ones which have died. Daphniphyllum macropodum Magnolia compressa (Michelia compressa) is a small leaved evergreen – again no flowers here as yet. Magnolia compressa (Michelia compressa)…

…in the droughts and I prune out the dead today. Needs to be grown in more shade. Maddenia hypoleuca Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ just coming into leaf. Styrax japonicus ‘Purple…

…‘Dark Eyes’ Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’. Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’. Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and…

…easy! Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Just two long catkins on Juglans ailanthifolia. Juglans ailanthifolia Still a good crop of flowers on Magnolia ‘Banana Split’. Magnolia ‘Banana…

…Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ Cattle below the castle. Cattle below the castle 2024 – CHW Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ with its purple anthers. Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’ Eucryphia x hillieri ‘Penwith’…

…Shake’ form Lunaplant (M. ‘Purple Globe’ x M. ‘Joe McDaniel’) Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ form Lunaplant (M. ‘Purple Globe’ x M. ‘Joe McDaniel’) Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ (M. x soulangeana ’Lennei Alba’…

…in Kennel Close is also performing. Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ – almost a semi double flower but cold damaged a bit…

…x slavinii ‘Hillieri’ Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ and Hydrangea ‘Generale Vicomtesse de Vibraye’ look good together. Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’ 2023 – CHW A marvellous garden hidden away at the…

…Purple’ Corylopsis willmottiae (now sinensis) ‘Spring Purple’ Corylopsis willmottiae (now sinensis) ‘Spring Purple’ 2019 – CHW So now a viewing of more of the Betula species and varieties which we…

…reddish-purple form without the dark purple spots or blotches which you see in some others which can also be purple or rose-purple. One for Asia to propagate. Today it looks…

…latifolia Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ and Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Ñorquinco’. Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ and Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Ñorquinco’ Anchusa ‘Loddon Royalist’ and Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’. Anchusa ‘Loddon Royalist’ and Philadelphus coronarius…