…& Sally Kirkham. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ well out already. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Abies homolepis performing well again. Abies homolepis Abies delavayi is nearly as good. Abies delavayi Sorbus alnifolia rather…

…of the garden. It never sets seeds and the floor is littered with empty seed pods. Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi 2016 – CHW The Hortensus hydrangeas…

…all over the garden. Almost 100 years old. Rehderodendron macrocarpum Flower spikes emerging on Schefflera delavayi. Normally out in November/December. Schefflera delavayi I have also missed Illicium aff. griffithii (WWJ…

…split leaves and a very dominant flower which is far from out yet. Odd how the flowering time in Schefflera species varies from summer to autumn. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi…

…cones are now fully developed with sap still extruding from the tips of the cones. An even finer display than last year. Abies delavayi Abies delavayi The Japanese Abies homolepis…

…Abies delavayi with good new growth. Abies delavayi The Pheasant Eye daffodils on Hovel Court Road still good in May and, as usual, the very last of the daffodil season….

…felled a dead sycamore above Burns Bank. dead sycamore Tom Hudson’s pink Magnolia delavayi. Magnolia delavayi Kitchen garden harrowed to remove more weeds and stones. Kitchen garden harrowed Eucommia ulmoides…

…Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi Vitex agnus castus in the sun on a remarkably hot afternoon. Vitex agnus castus Cladrastis kentukea turning yellow early as usual. Cladrastis kentukea Cryptomeria japonica ‘Araucarioides’…

…tour today. Rhododendron lutescens and Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi out together by the main quarry. Rhododendron lutescens and Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi Then to Tregrehan and the sight of seeds…

…delavayi var. delavayi f. lutea is losing its leaves and its seeds are ripening fast. Paeonia delavayi var. delavayi f. lutea 2016 – CHW No entry. 2015 – CHW Oh…