…After a visit to the nursery I wonder if this is in fact Camellia ‘Noblissima’? The family have always called it ‘Sodegasuki’ which I may have interpreted as ‘Sodekakushi’ (ie…

…spots (ie Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’) still have most of their leaves on although they will be out in around three months. No wonder magnolias grow so quickly! Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’…

…side shoot cuttings. Paulownia taiwaniana Lots of wonderful rhododendrons as 2-3 year old plug liners now ready to go to Burncoose for potting on with us retaining a few to…

…this first flowering. Magnolia ‘Eric Savill’ x ‘Felicity’ Magnolia ‘Eric Savill’ x ‘Felicity’ I wonder how many different magnolias (new and old) I have photographed in this wonderful magnolia spring?…

…‘Silver Shadow’. Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ I wonder how many of these pretty similarly barked birches are correctly named…

…the flowers do not. I wonder what the history of this is? Styrax hookeri yunnanensis Styrax hookeri yunnanensis Cornus iberica in full flower. Cornus iberica Cornus iberica The equally dull…

…flowers have more than a trace of yellow as they open. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ 2020 – CHW I wonder how many millions of people have a stay…

…runs under the road but was blocked for several days and the water ran across the road. I wonder how long the council will take to repair it? I would…

…spring. Camellia pitardii Now the slugs are devouring the orange casings on individual magnolia seeds. No wonder so few germinate outdoors here. slug damage Tree ferns in the quarry and…

…undertaken last autumn.Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia with erect and upright panicles of flowers. I wonder if it is true to name. New Trees now has three subspecies of M. dilleniifolia…