…speciosa ‘Madame Butterfly’ – pink/bicolour C. speciosa ‘Salmon Horizon’ C. speciosa ‘Orange Storm’ C. x superba ‘Apple Blossom’ – pink and white – variegated C. x superba ‘Issari White’ –…

…pink close up. Sometimes the flowers are in trusses and sometimes single. The flowering season is two to three months. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Only one…

…Tarporley. The garden at Manley Cottage was springing into life. Chaenomales x superba ‘Nicoline’ Chaenomales x superba ‘Nicoline’ Chaenomales x superba ‘Nicoline’ Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ full out with plenty…

…and he was lapel grabbing cross. Lady Falmouth separated us! Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’ Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’ Outside the front door and 20 to 30 years old is Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’….

…chinensis Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ is especially fine above the greenhouse. Strangely the pure S holocarpa (white) nearby is not showing colour yet. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Rhododendron edgeworthii…

…starting to come out. The first soulangeana variety eight to ten weeks early at least. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’…

…in flower but, again, very few flowers compared to last year. Schima khasiana Schima superba is however covered and many flowers have already dropped to the ground. Schima superba Schima…

…‘Superba’ Berberis x ottawensis ‘Superba’ Berberis x ottawensis ‘Superba’ A paleish but very striking form of Rhododendron augustinii. Rhododendron augustinii Rhododendron augustinii Jaimie has been doing a bit of rhododendron…

…‘Cup Cake’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ – plant above greenhouse. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ – plant above steps down to the greenhouse. Staphylea…

…Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ is just out with plenty more buds developing on what is a young plant. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ The ancient Lapageria rosea…