…Cephalotaxus fortunei laden with flowers and pollen. Cephalotaxus fortunei Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ just about to show. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Ilex kingiana with…

…Rhododendron loderi ‘Fairy Queen’ (griffithianum x fortunei ssp. fortunei) Rhododendron loderi ‘Fairy Queen’ (griffithianum x fortunei ssp. fortunei) Rhododendron loderi ‘Patience’ (griffithianum x fortunei ssp. fortunei) Rhododendron loderi ‘Patience’ (griffithianum…

…Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Cupressus tortulosa is also covered in flower buds when you examine the twigs closely. Looks a rather tender and brittle evergreen. Cupressus…

…‘Charlotte de Rothschild’ (fortunei subsp. discolor x ‘St Keverne’) ‘Charlotte de Rothschild’ (fortunei subsp. discolor x ‘St Keverne’) ‘Naomi Paris’ (‘Aurora’ x fortunei 1926) ‘Naomi Paris’ (‘Aurora’ x fortunei 1926)…

…combyi Crataegus aprica Crataegus aprica Crataegus aprica The new growth on two separate (but male) Cephalotaxus fortunei is (today) quite different but very attractive indeed. Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus…

…Trachycarpus fortunei but I have never seen the circle before? Trachycarpus fortunei with huge fan leaves Trachycarpus fortunei with huge fan leaves Trachycarpus fortunei with huge fan leaves Trachycarpus fortunei…

…and a dash of lilac on the lower outside. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei The rare Magnolia officinalis var biloba is just coming out and not, I…

…show bench yesterday. Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ is quite variable as to colour and the divisions in the flower. This one is…

…garden hidden away at the back of Seaview. Palms and Dasylirion. Palms and Dasylirion A fine Tertapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’. Tertapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Acer palmatum ‘Crippsii’ is not common at all….

…none the less. One can quickly see that they were not good enough to name. camellia x williamsii seedlings camellia x williamsii seedlings camellia x williamsii seedlings camellia x williamsii…

…Helenium ‘Sombrero’ Lonicera x americana Lonicera x americana Lonicera x americana Lonicera x americana Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicear x heckrotii ‘Gold…

…Arbutus xalapensis with extraordinary bark. Entirely new species to me. Arbutus xalapensis Arbutus xalapensis Arbutus xalapensis Rhododendron barbatum – a true form as the barbs prove although the flower colour…

…Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘George Graham’ Maddenia hypoleuca had flowered twice but I doubt it will survive this year’s drought. Maddenia…

…our other older shrubby plant seen recently which had secondary flowers. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex kingiana with berries just about to turn colour. Laden as usual. Ilex…

…be out in May. Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia Syringa x diversifolia 2022 – CHW A stormy night with perhaps half an inch of rain to…

…which is flowering nicely in a compact shrub. Plenty of flowers but not easy to see. Asia ought to propagate this. Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’ Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’ Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’…

…weeping form where one struggles to see the flowers. Styrax japonicus ‘Crystal’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ must be nearly 30 feet tall now. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ is…

…Phlox and early flowering dahlias. Phlox and early flowering dahlias Phlox and early flowering dahlias White Wisteria still in flower. I think Wisteria brachybotrys ‘Shiro-Kapitan’ but may be wrong? A…

…on Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ13168) Planted last autumn. Ilex aff. gagnepainiana Ilex aff. gagnepainiana Flowers coming on Schefflera pauciflora (WWJ1199) and very different leaves to our other S. paucifloras. Schefflera…

…this height in 1971 as Styrax hookeri. Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Michael Lear lists it as a Record Tree in 2010 and refers to it as being ‘propped…