…insignis. Doubt any will be alive next spring. dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small…

…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…

…Hydrangea anomala ssp. anomala (HWJK 2065) is still fully leaved or nearly so. Hydrangea anomala ssp. anomala The original and very old (and much pruned) Mahonia japonica below the playhouse…

…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 Sorbus hupehensis virtually leafless. Sorbus…

…Carpinus japonicus Carpinus japonicus Carpinus nimpoli is struggling in a dry spot above the path. Also small leaved but with reddish new growth – possibly a dwarf habit – but…

…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….

…CHW The aptly named Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’. Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ No flowers yet on Catalpa…

…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…

…– CHW The variegated leaved Buddleia ‘Harlequin’ has largely reverted to ‘Royal Red’ above the top wall but is still a magnet for butterflies. Many flowers are already over but…

…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)…