…to add this to your collection! Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata…

…flowers in January and performing again already. Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ Stewartia rostrata now out more fully than a week or so ago. Stewartia rostrata Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginata’ – still…

…and July and not in May as he suggests. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata The puzzle does not stop there either.The plant here which we have always thought was…

…nearly ripe too. I hope more people will grow this in full sun and enjoy it through the seasons as much as we do. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata…

…but now I wonder if it is in fact Yucca rostrata. Yucca rostrata Quite the biggest and the best clump of Strobilanthes rankanensis I have ever seen. Strobilanthes rankanensis Strobilanthes…

…the one on the drive. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Merrillipanax alpinus is developing a woody stem and has also grown well this year. Merrillipanax alpinus A bud on the old…

…semi shade by Georges Hut is not as large as this one which relishes being in full sun. 20 to 25 years since planting. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata…

…recent strong winds have blown many onto the ground so Asia needs to keep an eye on what are left. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata A few unripe seeds…

…been disappointed! Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata Plenty of leaf still green on a young Magnolia dealbata – again as usual in a mild winter. Rot at the base…

…leaving just the ripe seed heads on the drive ready for gathering. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata 2016 – CHW The same large clump of Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ that…

…twice the size of the ones on the drive which I looked at earlier in the week. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata The elderly Magnolia soulangeas are all flowering…

…and pleasantly early in the autumn too. We have a whole section of plants to buy that are wonderful for autumn colour at Burncoose. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata…

…Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata Dog fence now complete and dog proof! The dog fence 2019 – CHW Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ absolutely plastered in flower as never before….

…sure. Deutzia multiradiata. Deutzia multiradiata Our own Magnolia rostrata. Magnolia rostrata Hydrangea heteromalla ‘Bretschneideri’. Hydrangea heteromalla ‘Bretschneideri’ The display outside the tent with our Rhododendron ‘Tally hoo’ and Rhododendron excellens….

…actually contain any seed. I doubt they will. Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata ‘They’ always say you should plant Embothrium lanceolatum in the worst possible poor and stony ground. Here, one…

…mollicomata seeds. They are also thin and flattened, not rounded like most other magnolia seeds. Something for Asia to have a go at now. Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata 2019 –…

…rostrata remain on the tree and may yet ripen with seed. Usually the cones drop off with nothing in them but this year looks more promising. Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata…

…rostrata have dried and split open in the recent warm spell. Stewartia rostrata Stewartia rostrata The gales took away all the autumn colour on Acer palmatum ‘Osakasuki’ leaving just a…

…seed pods have turned brown and are splitting open. Stewartia rostrata seed pods Stewartia rostrata seed pods Enkianthus are a similarly gorgeous colour with their unripe as yet green seeds…

…Cornus hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis Seed cones appear high up on the Magnolia rostrata – giant cucumbers! Magnolia rostrata Magnolia rostrata Attractive new growth on a young Rhederodendron macrocarpum. Rhederodendron macrocarpum…