22nd July

…so far. The leaves have a pronounced purplish hue. Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa psilocalyx is clearly the most…

20th March

…you can see. The petioles on the leaflets are of different lengths. Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera bodinieri Schefflera bodinieri Acer sikkimense just coming into leaf. Here just…

6th June

giraldii interesting. Lonicera giraldii Lonicera giraldii Machilus yunnanensis on the Burncoose stand. Machilus yunnanensis Huodendron tibeticum on the Burncoose stand with flowers. Huodendron tibeticum Azalea viscosum. Azalea viscosum 2022 –…

4th July

…looking spot on in Tin Garden. Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ just out into flower and a really good show. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’…

1st October

…beating as a garden plant in the autumn. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Rhus punjabensis is suckering after the wind snapped one of the two main branches. Rhus punjabensis…

7th October

…Everyone should grow this even if the leaves are still present today. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ 2021 – CHW A huge seed head developing on Rhododendron suoilenhense which…

27th September

…the Tin Garden is already producing copious berries with the leaves still green. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ The Cornwall champion tree of Osmanthus heterophyllus (by girth) is nicely…

11th March

…Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling and Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’. Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling and Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’ Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling and Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia campbellii var….

21st October

var. notabilis Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis The first two seed pods from the first ever flowering of Rehderodendron indochinense. These remain a pale green but fell off into my hand…

29th May

…with incredible scent. Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Bark fissures or splits in Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis. Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis The clump of three ilex by…