…formerly controversial national character. This is a very good likeness! postcard from Sir Roy Strong 2022 – CHW Chaenomeles ‘Geisha Orange’ on the lawn. Chaenomeles ‘Geisha Orange’ Frankie lays in…

…saw two years ago. Pterocarya fraxinifolia The dwarfish Chaenomeles on the lawn a mass of orange-red flowers. Chaenomeles Chaenomeles The mini digger has cleared and levelled the path on Sinogrande…

…netting surrounds and some of these can now be reused on today’s planting. Nine new Camellia sasanqua Nine new Camellia sasanqua The very last flowers on Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’….

…A large Ilex oak has split in half Seed heads now ripe on Hedychium ‘Assam Orange’ outside my study window. Hedychium ‘Assam Orange’ A fine vase of x williamsii camellias…

…when it gets a woody trunk will it have a real chance. Not in a hot enough spot here perhaps. Firmania simplex A nasty orange fungal growth from the base…

…Dance’ Frosted flowers and orange buds on Michelia ‘Fairy White’. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ One of the new Crataegus species with new growth. Crataegus Chaenomeles flower and fruits. Chaenomeles flower and…

…being cut down completely. A rare tree which was once a Champion. Lindera communis Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ glowing red in front of the bare orange twigs of Tilia sordata ‘Winter…

…Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica Azalea indica The same late flowering orange azalea as by the Fernery. Late flowering orange azalea Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ has blue podocarps forming…

…Crataegus schraderiana Photinia villosa var. coreana absolutely laden with berries. Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana 2019 – CHW Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ was…

…good late flowering rhododendron with orange-red flowers. late flowering rhododendron late flowering rhododendron late flowering rhododendron Our oldest surviving clump of Hydrangea sargentiana which used to be upright but is…