…this is incorrectly labelled Abies bicolor var. alcoquiana it is in fact the pretty rare Picea alcoquiana (syn. Picea bicolor). Most attractive today with male upright catkin-like ‘flowers’ and female…

…maple Magnolia sprengeri var. elongata just coming. Magnolia sprengeri var. elongata Rhododendron barbatum (from Crûg) only now in flower. Rather late out! Rhododendron barbatum A rhododendron labelled irroratum but without…

…‘Summer Solstice’ are out at the same time. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Juglans cinerea just into leaf. Juglans cinerea Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox (2014 planted). The trunk has peeled already but…

…Rhododendron temenium var. temenium. Rhododendron temenium var. temenium Rhododendron tricanthum. Rhododendron tricanthum Rhododendron diaprepes – I always wonder how this differs from Rh. decorum. The exhibit of decorum did not…

…CHW A shot of the record sized (height) Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in all its finery, but a cloudy day, at Burncoose. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia amoena at Burncoose….

…campbellii var. frangipanense with long flower tassels. Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Acer campbellii var. frangipanense Sorbus wilsoniana with new growth and two flower heads. Sorbus wilsoniana Sorbus wilsoniana More deer…

…A rather nice combination of berries on Cotoneaster horizontalis and flowers on Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis. Cotoneaster horizontalis Astonished to find plenty of flowers on Rhododendron mucronulatum which would normally…

…King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ Photinio villosa var. coreana now has massed ripe fruits. We saw the other two forms of P. villosa with berries a week or two ago. Photinio…

…seed heads now swelling. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ The best blue hydrangea clump in the garden Dad always maintained in shade above…

…canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ Cornus asperifolia var. drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ is still not out in flower but is getting established and looks a lot better than it did in the dry…