…Cup’ – fair I suppose but nothing exceptional. Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ – quite a longstanding and well known hybrid soon to be superseded by better….

…‘Mikinori’ Prunus incisa ‘Pendula’. Prunus incisa ‘Pendula’ Prunus incisa ‘Oshidori’ not quite out as yet. Prunus incisa ‘Oshidori’ Then to Old Park as the rain eased. Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ (M. cylindrica…

…flowers out on Rhododendron davidsonianum – early? Rhododendron davidsonianum Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ looking very fine. Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia japonica ‘Kerguelen’ with its variegated…

…white variegated flowers rather than pure red ones as they should be. Much like Camellia ‘Anticipation Variegated’. We must try to propagate this as it is equally good. Magnolia ‘Sweet…

…Audusson Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ First flower high up on Camellia japonica ‘Adelina Patti’. Camellia japonica ‘Adelina Patti’…

…unvariegated in its leaves. B. ‘Buzz Velvet’ and B. ‘Sugar Plum’ are better than B. ‘Royal Red’. A fair bit of naughtiness and cheating in the naming of new varieties…

…and the other side seeded furiously last autumn in anticipation of its demise. You can see the red seed stems. A lecturer at the University of York contacted us wanting…

…best shape particularly for smaller gardens. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Oconea’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Oconea’ The dreaded climbing Toxiodendron (which is for the chop) has early autumn tints in anticipation of its demise….

…mentioned in Conifer Quarterly in 2005). JCW’s reply was “You should start crossing rhododendrons. It is the greatest fun – you have 10,15 or 20 years of joyful anticipation and…

…leaves. Most other Tilias still have to leaf up but this one is already quite a spectacle. Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’ This is Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’. The variegated form of…