…put up a small Chelsea stand years ago to show what was and wasn’t Enkianthus cernuus rubens. Just because its red it does not make it cernuus rubens as he…

…villosa var. laevis with loads of fruit. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zolleringeri with rather less. Photinia villosa var. laevis The 10 or so new Hedychiums are planted…

…‘Alice in Wonderland’. Heavily pruned yew hedges The base of the gigantic Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo biloba Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii nicely in bud. Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Paeonia lutea var.…

…in the Kitchen Garden. Most of the other Malus are over. Malus coronaria var. dasycalyx ‘Charlottae’ Malus coronaria var. dasycalyx ‘Charlottae’ Sophora davidii was planted in Old Park a year…

…earlier than last year. Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Baumannii’ Acer truncatum var. barbinerve with winged seed heads forming. Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Azalea ‘Barthold Lazzer’ is a double…

…a few tiny bits of the ancient Rhododendron russatum survive in the Rockery. Rhododendron russatum Berberis amurensis var. latifolia (BSWJ 8539) is not much of a flowerer above the Lower…

…better than ever before. Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster rubens is improving and well worth growing. Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus in varying stages of ripeness. Cotoneaster rhytidophyllus Cotoneaster…

…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…

…thimphuensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster hillieri with fewer fruits than usual. Cotoneaster hillieri Cotoneaster flinckii. Cotoneaster flinckii Cotoneaster flinckii Cotoneaster rubens with a trailing habit. Cotoneaster rubens Cotoneaster rubens Minor progress…

…remains green. Nyssa aquatica Enkianthus cernuus rubens has wonderful red and yellow tints today in the Auklandii Garden and ripe seed pods. Enkianthus cernuus rubens Enkianthus cernuus rubens 2018 –…

…and has enjoyed the heavy rain last Sunday. Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata flowers over a lengthy period and not all flowers appear at once. Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata First flowers…

…This is the original wild collected plant. Look at the orange hairs on the leaf petioles and new leaf shoots. Magnolia sieboldii var. sinensis Magnolia sieboldii var. sinensis 2024 –…

…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…

…Record Tree Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta. Magnolia x sprengeri var. diva ‘Burncoose’ and the Record Tree Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta A spectacular show from the Record Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta….

…cold so far. Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus simonosii – 2014 planted and now also 30-35ft or so with wonderful bark. Eucalyptus…

…Styrax odoratissimus Styrax formosanus var. hayatiana is just starting into flower. Styrax formosanus var. hayatiana Osteomeles subrotunda is now, at last, more or less out. A pleasant contrast between bud…

…var. zollingeri Photinia villosa var. laevis covered in berries but far less ripe. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia macrophylla (if correctly named?) has joined the dodo!…

…fruit in a hedge and are enjoying the rather bitter taste. crab apple tree crab apple tree A group of Betula utilis var. jacquemontii growing in a garden in Northumberland….

…Ryukyu archipelago. In reality Ilex crenata var. mutchagara. Bean also says that two Ilex kingiana at Caerhays were awarded an Award of Merit when shown by FJW on 25th February…

…nobleanum First two flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’. Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ now full out. 2023 – CHW Something approaching autumn colour on Nyssa sinensis. Nyssa…