…semidecidua x Sycoparrotia semidecidua x Sycoparrotia semidecidua A clump of nine Rhododendron viscosum placed out below the drive at Four in Hand. Rhododendron viscosum Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ with its…

…good with several colour changes before we get to the final dark red. x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ full out…

…for late January. Completely deciduous here in the tunnel. Sycoparrotia semidecidua Sycoparrotia semidecidua x Mahoberberis aquisargentii is a rarity but we have some good young plants for sale. x Mahoberberis…

…as it gets. About 10 days since I last photographed this tree. x Sycoparrotia semidecidua x Sycoparrotia semidecidua One flower each of Camellia ‘Debutante’ and Camellia ‘Adolphe Audusson’. Camellia ‘Debutante’…

…altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ with berries turning colour. Attractive and mainly spineless leaves. Pyramidical habit. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ The ancient clump of Cotoneaster…

…peculiar flowers. Sycoparrotia semidecidua Sycoparrotia semidecidua The Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ outside the old packing shed is now out in flower. The flower head and leaves look likely to be blown…

…one in the garden here. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Vitex agnus castus just out. Our large plant near Slip Rail has still to show. Vitex agnus castus Vitex…

…the Eisenhut reference book. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ – another Gresham. These are all M. x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x M. x veitchii ‘Rubra’ hybrids. Magnolia…

…the future and checking on misnaming or plants with different names which turn out to be the same thing.The key new varieties include:Stewartia henryaeStyrax shiriainusStyrax dasyanthusStyrax formosanusStyrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’Styrax japonicus…

…purple stems. Another good find to add to the collection. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Hodginsii’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Hodginsii’ Roy Lancaster’s 2019 gift of an Ilex spinigera…