…again! Quercus buckleyi still has plenty of leaf on it and one of the older Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ is as full out as I had expected. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia…

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Grayswood Ghost’ Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) – sadly no pictures but it looks true to name. Betula costata – easily the largest tree now and…

…‘Snow Flurry’ well out now at the top of Burns Bank. The other 6 sasanqua varieties here are not showing yet. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Two of the…

…The snowdrops once from the Vean are a fine clump. snowdrops Cyclamen coum has naturalised itself in assorted colours all over the bank and these are now showing up well…

…the best autumn colour in the garden this year I think. Liriodendron chinense Liriodendron chinense Liriodendron chinense Liriodendron chinense The first flowers on Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ are too high up…

…and slow growing when planted out as you can see. Fifteen years and only three stalks. Two survivors from five planted in 2003. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow…

…like a snake with new bark already visible beneath. Eucalyptus nicholii Eucalyptus nicholii Eucalyptus nicholii Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ with many swelling buds. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Hoheria sextylosa now full out….

…Camellia ‘White Swan’. Camellia ‘White Swan’ Camellia ‘Sundae’. Camellia ‘Sundae’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ An excellent crop of seedling Michelia doltsopa. Michelia doltsopa Solanum jasminoides ‘Album’ covered in…

…snow up country. I think that the plants all knew this was coming and hence why, despite the mild autumn, everything is well behind last year. The garden has not…

…the north of England but mild and still here as the magnolias start to mount their wonderful display. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Rosemary Williams’. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’…