…plenty of female cones forming. Wollemia nobilis An interesting wild flower in an ungrazed field – Ononis repens (Restharrow). Ononis repens (Restharrow) Ononis repens (Restharrow) Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Star…

…repens. Impatiens repens Impatiens repens Ipomoea lobata – a perennial grown here as an annual. Ipomoea lobata A tremendous display of Saponaria officinalis which flops over as flowering finishes. Saponaria…

…plants at Burncoose today.Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ is a new golden yew. A new introduction for next year’s catalogue and website I guess. Taxus baccata ‘Repens Aurea’ Taxus baccata ‘Repens…

…that the female flower heads are red! Juglans ailanthifolia Acer truncatum var. barbinerve with unusual upright seedpods. Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Plenty of flower on Acer campestre in Old Park….

…the case. It will become a tree eventually but this is simply how it grows initially. Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum ‘Nutans’ Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum ‘Nutans’ Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum…

…plant put in in 1961. Not as horrid as some evergreen camellias. Camellia japonica ‘Variegata’ Camellia japonica ‘Variegata’ Azara integrifolia var brownea with wonderful scent. Azara integrifolia var brownea Then…

…the first time in the nursery. These herbaceous aralias are really good value in the garden as I saw in Barnstaple. Aralia cachemeriana The ‘partridge berry’, Mitchella repens, with berries….

…fully mature Pseudopanax crassifolius. Indeed a Record UK Tree. Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Pseudopanax crassifolius Abundent flowers on Pittosporum eugenioides ‘Variegatum’. Pittosporum eugenioides ‘Variegatum’ A large recently pollarded willow. pollarded…

…my reference books. Nevertheless the two varieties are pretty similar in appearance. Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’ or Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’ or…

…blew down recently at Donkey Shoe Abies forrestii Abies forrestii Abies forrestii A very fine Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var…

…stand (30 varieties). The Caerhays conifer and Acacia stand Acacia cultriformis. Acacia cultriformis Acacia verticillata. Acacia verticillata Acacia melanoxylon. Acacia melanoxylon Picea glauca var. albertiana ‘Piccolo’. Picea glauca var. albertiana…

…villosa var laevis Photinia villosa var laevis Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var…

…Betula albosinensis Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula…

…tailed tits nest Styrax formosanus var. hayatainus just coming out. Styrax formosanus var. hayatainus Styrax shiraianus making great headway. Styrax shiraianus Styrax shiraianus New growth on Tetradium var. fraxinifolium. Tetradium…

…Group Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus with incredible scent. Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Bark fissures or splits in Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis. Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis The…

…in the garden (featured in the diary last week). Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia…

…drooping tree. Carpinus turczaninowii var. turczaninowii (Farrer) Carpinus turczaninowii var. turczaninowii (Farrer) Photinia serratifolia var. ardisiifolia (NMWJ 14513) with its new growth. Photinia serratifolia var. ardisiifolia (NMWJ 14513) Quercus hypoxantha…

…Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ still going strong with yet more flowers despite the gales and heavy rain. What a trooper this variety is! Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Even more peculiar is a large terminal…

…cavalerei var. platypetala Michelia cavalerei var. platypetala Michelia floribunda var. tonkinensis (WWJ 11982) with a few flowers high up. Not as many flowers as last year. Michelia floribunda var. tonkinensis…

…‘King George’. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum (perhaps?) Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum Magnolia floribunda still has plenty of flowers on its lower branches. Magnolia floribunda Nasty looking…