…the greenhouse. Crassula arborescens Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’. Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Kirengeshoma palmata nicely in flower. Kirengeshoma palmata The viaduct towers over Leslie’s…

…laden with nearly ripe berries. Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliant’ I have nearly missed the flowers on Catalpa ovata in a pot beside the greenhouse. Catalpa ovata Catalpa ovata Fruits on a…

…leaves on the record sized evergreen Quercus lamellosa. It has not been cold and yet the leaves already look as though they have had a cold winter. Quercus lamellosa Acer…

…major Eucommia ulmoides – a dull yellow and green but nice close up. Diospyros lotus – another yellow of some merit. Diospyros lotus Callicarpa kwangtungensis – mauve/violet fruits as well…

…growing above the greenhouse especially as regards the leaf shape and the lack of such pronounced spine tips. Bean says however that S. latifolius has larger leaves than those shown…

…gagnepainicina I fail to find our Ilex mutchagara above Crinodendron Hedge.Ilex aquifolium ‘Aurea Marginata’ has some berries but has a shoot or two with a reversion to green leaves that…

…grow into a very long lined evergreen tree. Prumnopitys taxifolia Prumnopitys taxifolia Prumnopitys taxifolia Prumnopitys taxifolia This tree had been acquired as Prumnopitys taxifolia and is still labelled as such….

…the tip of the highest shoot. Schefflera rhododendrifolia Nothaphoebe cavaleriei with good secondary new growth. Nothaphoebe cavaleriei Seed heads forming on Microtropis petelotii but still green. Microtropis petelotii 2022 –…

…the Magnolia dawsoniana outside the front fate. A week ago they were still green. Magnolia dawsoniana The Camellia x williamsii ‘J C Williams’ hedge around the Rockery is now well…

…autumns and exceptionally mild winters with early flowering. Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation’ Odd to find green leaves still on a Dipelta? Dipelta ‘St Ewe’ with ‘JCW’ behind it making a…

…still green. Trochodendron araliodes Trochodendron araliodes 2017 – CHW A sunny day and mild to start with. The Rhododendron mucronulatums are nearly over but the new season’s growth is already…

…these pictures do not do justice to. A very visible yellow in the clearing above the greenhouse. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Saw two house martens today overflying the…

…Mouilliere’ Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ A Hydrangea quercifolia clump still with a full set of green leaves in January. It is not an evergreen and yet here, in a windy site,…

…last year. The flowers seem to turn into the plant and are not easily appreciated. A pretty species none the less with leathery leaves which are a pale green. Camellia…

…scabrifolium Rhododendron grande with a bit of Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ alongside by the greenhouses. Rhododendron grande Camellia ‘Christmas Daffodil’ actually out in March and battered by the hail and rain….

…of Magnolia kobus var borealis are just starting to come out. Magnolia ‘Kews Surprise’ is not. Magnolia kobus var borealis We always forget that there is another original old Magnolia…

…properly especially if a tractor were to drive too near to the edge. landslide More burning up of fallen trees by the Green Gate. burning up Acacia melanoxylon just out…

…this spring. He has plenty of stock of :Beschorneria septentrionalis – a Mexican species with dark green leaves which will tolerate full shade and dry soil. 2L Beschorneria septentrionalis Fatsia…

…Green from Yorkshire calls ‘hogwart’ in flower already. Normally full out late April or May. Astonishingly early. ‘hogwart’ ‘hogwart’ Not to be outdone for un-seasonality here is some ‘cow parsley’…

…on Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ about on a par to last year’s sighting. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Sycopsis tutcheri seems fully evergreen and now with red flowers which are actually…