…in my reference books. Nevertheless the two varieties are pretty similar in appearance. Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’ or Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation Variegated’…

…blew down recently at Donkey Shoe Abies forrestii Abies forrestii Abies forrestii A very fine Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var roseum Rhododendron arboreum var…

…Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var koreana Quite an…

…yet to see properly in the garden (featured in the diary last week). Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva…

…Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ An interesting…

…Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides Nothofagus solandri var. cliffortioides Labelled Escallonia montezumae? which I cannot trace. Escallonia montezumae The ruined Castle Kennedy and the views. The ruined…

…yellow magnolias have been bred. Not a huge flower and a variety of yellow hues as the flower develops. Magnolia acuminata var subcordata Magnolia acuminata var subcordata Magnolia acuminata var…

…villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zollingeri has much redder berries in much sparser clusters and a far…

…far. Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus simonosii – 2014 planted and now also 30-35ft or so with wonderful bark. Eucalyptus simonosii Eucalyptus…

…pubiflora Drimys winteri var. andina as a mature tree here unlike yesterday’s small one. Drimys winteri var. andina Drimys winteri var. andina Drimys winteri var. andina Drimys winteri var. andina…

…‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’). M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata…

…sinense ‘Variegatum’? Ligustrum setidum ‘Variegata’ Ligustrum setidum ‘Variegata’ Viburnum wrightii in bud at about 5 feet in height. Viburnum wrightii Viburnum wrightii Paeonia daurica subsp. covifolia with unusual colouring on…

…as crumpled as last years flowers. Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. australis ‘Satellite’ covered in flower. Magnolia virginiana var. australis…

…spikes? Vaccinium dunalianum var. megaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. megaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. megaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. caudatifolium nearby is flowerless. Vaccinium dunalianum var. caudatifolium Euonymus echinatus (E. moupinensis) is already…

…Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Purpurellum Group. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Purpurellum Group Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus with incredible scent. Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus Bark fissures or…

…‘Isononami’ Paeonia ‘Isononami’ Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii – a very fine large flowered form Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii – a very fine large flowered form Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii –…

…sargentiana var robusta Magnolia sargentiana var robusta Magnolia sargentiana var robusta In the ririei opening we have Magnolia mollicomata (left) and Magnolia sargentiana robusta (right) and Magnolia campbellii Alba (back)…

…brooklynensis ‘Blushing Belle’). Magnolia ‘Rose Quartz’ Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis doing nearly as well now a M. ‘Eternal Spring’. Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Plants from the…

…Styrax formosanus var. hayatainus just coming out. Styrax formosanus var. hayatainus Styrax shiraianus making great headway. Styrax shiraianus Styrax shiraianus New growth on Tetradium var. fraxinifolium. Tetradium var. fraxinifolium Styrax…

…with us. Sorbus prattii Sorbus prattii Photinia villosa var. laevis with loads of fruit. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zolleringeri with rather less. Photinia villosa var. laevis The…