…Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Syringa yunnanensis flowering for the first time. Bought from Glendoick. A bit like Syringa pinnata in flower? Syringa yunnanensis Syringa yunnanensis A Ghent Azalea ‘Corneille’ is well…

…the wind over winter and some will soon drop. The bark is attractive on the new stems too. Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690…

…the digger to remove the stump now. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Galanthus elwesii now full out. Galanthus elwesii Hydrangea lobbii has, not unexpectedly, caught…

…yunnanensis – a feature plant with a circular appearance Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides     Aesculus assamica – with flowers just starting   Aesculus…

…Calocedris calolepsis. Saw this once at Exbury. Fokienia hodginsii Parkameria yunnanensis – in the Magnolia nitida category. Parkameria yunnanensis Parkameria yunnanensis Parkameria yunnanensis Michelia velutina has long pointed leaves but…

…on Ilex yunnanensis here. Ilex yunnanensis var. parvifolia Ilex yunnanensis var. parvifolia Photinia serratifolia? Pretty similar to the Photinia behind the Camellia ‘Captain Rawes’. Photinia serratifolia Photinia serratifolia Ilex fargesii…

…cleistocarpus Itea yunnanensis in full flower with incredibly long flower tassels against a wall. Far better than Itea ilicifolia when you see it like this. Itea yunnanensis Itea yunnanensis Itea…

…evergreen foliage burnt off in the cold but still with plenty of flowering tassels. Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus chinensis looking quite splendid (deciduous). Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus lancifolius…

…one small live branch and some still live reshooting. Little cause for optimism. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis The old Litsea glauca suddenly died about six years ago but…

…scrub below Hovel Cart Road and a decent young plant now getting away after deer nibbling above the Magnolia x veitchii. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis To my surprise the garden…