…decent flowers on a Cornus kousa var. chinensis. Cornus kousa var. chinensis Another look at the spectacular Buddleja speciosissima. Buddleja speciosissima A young Styrax japonicus ‘Snowcone’. Styrax japonicus ‘Snowcone’ The…

…in the week, I stopped to photograph Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus, the snowberry, growing in the village of Frosterley. The snowberries were very fine and just starting to drop off…

…have caught 80+ squirrels since mid-June but this is not enough to have saved this tree from this very recent damage. The tree will now have to be felled. beech…

…The heatwave in May to June and subsequent dry summer has certainly fooled quite a number of plant species which do not usually do this. blackthorn For those of you…

…worth Asia growing from seed. Malus x micromalus Malus x micromalus Malus x micromalus Ilex brioritensis should flower in May to June according to ‘New Trees’ but here it is…

…the front door in January and here we are nearly in June still with a bit of a show. Few plants other than camellias and the odd rhododendron (Rhododendron keysii…

…with Enkianthus deflexus. I cannot find this species at all in The Plantsman article on enkianthus dated June 2011. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis is…

…now. The Cornwall tourist board is actively encouraging tourists to come here for half term unlike their demands to keep away in June. More and more people are questioning whether…

…72.Why must we wait until 4th July as we are told? Come on Boris, give us a break on 1st June and get on with it!Eight weeks ago the ‘entitlement’…

…Hovel turning still has the odd decent flower and has now been out since late June. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ Hidden beside it is a Rhododendron moupinense full out in…