…Corylopsis spicata and Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Corylopsis spicata and Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’. Corylopsis spicata and Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ in the distance. The best magnolia today…

…Spring’ living up to its name. Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Jack’ was a gift from a Swiss nursery friend. A new one for…

…in the show tunnel. Banksia integrifolia Banksia integrifolia Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ – the hardy ‘ginger lily’ which is new to us although clearly our oversight. Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ Cautleya spicata…

…at a cost to themselves. laurel leaves laurel leaves Corylopsis spicata tries to come out and the flowers have survived so far almost undamaged. Corylopsis spicata Corylopsis spicata Fronds blown…

…always a good early show. Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ Corylopsis spicata from Japan and introduced to the UK in 1860 by Robert Fortune has a few flowers out. Note the…

…removal – here Corylopsis spicata. Three branches died a year ago and the last one this year. Corylopsis spicata Yet another set of odd and unknown fungi in Kennel Close….

…tints on Corylopsis spicata. Corylopsis spicata Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ now full out. Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ is a good yellow as usual. Enkianthus campanulatus…

…with autumn tints. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Salix fargesii just turning. Salix fargesii Corylopsis spicata with rich yellow autumn colour on the Main Ride. Corylopsis spicata Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ only…

…syriacus ‘Blue Bird’ Hibiscus syriacus ‘Blue Bird’ Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ just out in flower. Not the most exciting ‘Ginger’ I have ever seen. Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ Marsdenia oreophila out in…

…rather than flower clusters is similarly ‘unready’. Styrax hemsleyanus Corylopsis spicata has a few unripe seed spikes. Corylopsis spicata Conversely formerly pink Magnolia sieboldii seed pods are losing their colour…

…missed several of our new collection of Hedychiums flowering for the first time but Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ has a bit of a flower left. Leslie Baker gave us seeds yesterday…

…of flower buds. x Gordlinia grandiflora x Gordlinia grandiflora Just missed Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ in flower. Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ Dregea sinensis in full flower. Flowers very like those of Hoyas….

…shed A few new things in flower: Cautlaya spicata ‘Robusta’ Cautlaya spicata ‘Robusta’ Globba schomburkii just out. New for the 2022 catalogue. Globba schomburkii Aralia cachemeriana finally in flower for…

…(BSWJ 11686) Engelhardia spicata (HWJK 2421). Engelhardia spicata (HWJK 2421) Schima argentea (15423) looks nothing like our existing plant of this name. Schima argentea (15423) Euscaphis japonica (BSWJ 14600). Euscaphis…

…in 1908 but native also to Korea. Hemiptelea davidii Chorizema cordatum now nicely out. I bought this a few weeks ago. Chorizema cordatum Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ with its new…

…Camellia japonica Corylopsis spicata and Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’. Corylopsis spicata and Camellia x williamsii ‘Brigadoon’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia campbelli from afar. Magnolia…

…or shrubs of different genera in bloom Acacia longifolia, Stachyurus lancifolia & Corylopsis spicata – 2nd Acacia longifolia A tree or shrub in bloom Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ – 1st…

…it comes up as Prumnopitys taxifolia. This small tree growing here is labelled Prumnopitys taxifolia (Podocarpus spicata) which is so radically different that they cannot both be right? Prumnopitys taxifolia…

…most peculiar shrub. Debregesia longifolia Debregesia longifolia Corylopsis in the walled garden but which one? Corylopsis spicata? Corylopsis Corylopsis Skimmia laureola with berries and flower at the same time. Skimmia…

…Plant Fair. The Uocodendron will replace ours that died last summer. – Debregeasia longifolia (BSWJ11686) – Engelhardia spicata (HWJK2421) – Eriobotrya aff. elliptica v. petelotii (BWJ16323) – Juglans cathayensis (CWJ12451)…