…‘Macrantha’) in the Auklandii Garden. Azalea indica ‘Macrantha’ Azalea indica ‘Macrantha’ Azalea indica ‘Macrantha’ Azalea indica ‘Macrantha Pink’ (Rhododendron indicum ‘Macrantha Pink’) also in the Auklandii and not yet out…

…x veitchii Late in the day Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ is finally turning yellow. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ The first flower showing colour (but not out) on Camellia x…

…x pentaphylla Epimedium x warleyense – first flowers with old leaves still present. Epimedium x warleyense Epimedium x warleyense Pinus strobus with delicate small needles. Pinus strobus Pinus strobus We…

…come from a colder location as it is untouched by last week’s Beast. Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Ilex mutchagara Flowers on a Rhododendron arboreum…

…the new pen above Kitchen Garden. x Sorbonaria fallax ‘Likjornaja’ in bud still (Sorbus x Aronia). A peculiar bi-generic hybrid but not as dull or uninteresting as you might think…

…the four Hydrangea ‘Runaway Bride’ planted in 2021 has survived. Too dry a spot for them but a fantastic hydrangea none the less. Hydrangea ‘Runaway Bride’ Hydrangea ‘Runaway Bride’ The…

…on the drive at Burncoose. Superb and well worth naming and registering properly. Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum 2018 – CHW We are…

…plenty of buds. The oldest one over seeded and has very few buds this year. Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei with its trilobed leaves. We…

…small tree. x Sorbonaria fallax ‘Likjornaja’ x Sorbonaria fallax ‘Likjornaja’ Wonderful bronzy new foliage on Betula fansipanensis as well. Betula fansipanensis Deutzia longifolia in Tin Garden – what a flower!…

…utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Salix magnifica with a full display of male catkins and female flowers. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Abies homolepis also with male flowers, emerging new cones, and old…