…smell. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Down the bank the tender Salvia x jamensis ‘Hot Lips’ remains in full radiant flower. It has survived here for several…

…Camellia ‘Show Girl’ Camellia ‘Show Girl’ I had expected Camellia cuspidata to be out soon and have checked but here it suddenly is in the Rookery. Only one of the…

…Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua ‘Show Girl’ fades quickly in colour as you can see here. Camellia sasanqua ‘Show Girl’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Show Girl’ First flower this year on Camellia x…

…quinces. Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’ A single very late flower on Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’. Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’ Erica canaliculata glowing with flowers in the sun. Erica…

…lockdown ends. pheasant 2019 – CHW A trip to the greenhouse to see some good new things in flower for the first time here. Camellia reticulata x sasanqua ‘Show Girl’…

…down at the base of the tree. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana A few small ripe quinces on Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Geisha Girl’. We saw more of these earlier in the autumn…

…girls’ names. Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ A carpet of fallen flowers under Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ is another of the ‘girls’. Very odd and…

…incisa ‘The Bride’ Chaenomeles ‘Geisha Girl’ Chaenomeles ‘Geisha Girl’ Berberis linearifolia ‘Orange King’ Berberis linearifolia ‘Orange King’ Back at Caerhays a few more magnolias on the drive. This Magnolia ‘Shirraz’…

…It is, however, fairly unusual to see piles of skeletal leaves surviving un-rotted into March. Here under a Magnolia dawsoniana. skeletal leaves The shrubby and spreading Chaenomeles ‘Geisha Girl’ on…

…var. chinensis ‘Milky Way’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Here are some leaf pictures of Tilia henryana to complete the…