…Stardust’ Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ – as we have seen before – very simple and little pleasure! Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ Magnolia ‘Simple Pleasures’ Magnolia ‘Old Port’ – an excellent New Zealander….

…“red” than ‘Gum Ball’ which is, today, more purple here. Colours vary and Caerhays see little autumn colour of note as we well know. Several flowers out now on the…

…flowers properly in full sun and does very little in full shade. Asia needs to propagate as its really rather a good thing in late May. I wish I had…

…berries but, as usual, by no means are all of them ripe yet. They will all be a very bright red by March. This tree self seeds itself (via birds)…

…we now have 7 magnolias in flower! Magnolia zenii First flower out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’. A little later than usual I suspect. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’…

…globosa Most of the later flowering scented rhododendrons have jettisoned their seed heads in the heat. These were green only a week ago. There will be little later flowering rhododendrons…

…A few unformed wild cherries in evidence here and there. Prunus avium Very little fruit or seed on any of the hedgerow trees this year as it was frosty and…

…On the top wall Dierama pulcherrimum in full flower. Some flowers are very dark and some have unusual and different striping. The dark flowers are Dierama pulcherrimum ‘Blackbird’ but I…

…seen. Viburnum rhytidophyllum A good clump of Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’? Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ A large Nyssa sylvatica. Nyssa sylvatica Quercus suber planted by The Princess Alice in…

…‘Valentine’s Torch’ showing very little yellow this year in its blown open flowers. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Very first pendulous flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Lady’s Maid’. Camellia x…