…glomerata or so we thought) Symplocos aff. sumuntia (formerly S. glomerata or so we thought) Symplocos aff. sumuntia (formerly S. glomerata or so we thought) Symplocos aff. sumuntia (formerly S….

…out in flower. Symplocos aff. sumuntia Symplocos aff. sumuntia Symplocos aff. sumuntia Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ splendid today. Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegation’ – yellow flowers are…

…paniculata clump is plastered in lovely blue berries. Very few last year. Asia needs to get collecting seed at once. What a display! Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Symplocos…

…grass here late and infrequently in the summer with the cutter bar set high. Primroses Primroses Tom Hudson has keyed out this previously unknown evergreen Symplocos as Symplocos lucida. It…

…the best thing in the garden today is the clump of Symplocos paniculata in full flower outside the front gates. Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata Symplocos paniculata 2019 – CHW We…

…Rehderodendron kwangtungense – I doubt either of these new introductions have been seen at a public flower show before. Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense Same goes for Symplocos dryophila and Symplocos…

…An unnamed evergreen symplocos species. Not Symplocos dryophylla but not that different. unnamed evergreen symplocos Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ still putting on a good show six to eight weeks after first…

…on Rhododendron niveum – what a colour! Rhododendron niveum First flowers on Rhododendron davidsonianum that I have seen. Here a pale form. Rhododendron davidsonianum Symplocos dryophila full out. Symplocos dryophila…

…a couple actually. Symplocos paniculatus Symplocos paniculatus Wind and rain forecast for tomorrow after a very lengthy spell of dry which has been great for farmers drilling their autumn crops…

…laurel hedges all along the Main Ride. Without these windbreaks many more tender plants might well have died. laurel leaves The Symplocos dryophylla was not as dead as it looked…