…macropodum with fine red leaf petioles but no sign of flower buds yet on this youngish plant. Daphniphyllum macropodum Daphniphyllum macropodum The Camellia oleifera we looked at two weeks ago…

…azorica Laurus azorica Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile with yellowish new growth and red buds showing. Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile Despite the mild winter a lot of…

…‘Sun King’ A young Daphniphyllum oldhamii with reddish new growth. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ excellent on Burns Bank. Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Acacia full out…

…Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia Now Daphniphyllum oldhamii also with its first flowers at about 6-8ft in height. A Crug Farm introduction. The new growth is spectacular. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii…

…our best and largest Daphniphyllum macropodum is nearly dead. It looked sick last autumn and I suspected honey fungus but when I look now it is a ‘doubler’ with two…

…out for Chelsea. Rhododendron royalii Rhododendron royalii Flowers on the Daphniphyllum macropodum on the drive are showing up much later than on the plants at the top of the garden….

…yet on ‘Fairy White’ or ‘Fairy Blush’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile in full flower and developing well. Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile Rhododendron ‘Red Centurian’ nearly over. Rhododendron…

…at its absolute best – again stunning! Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ Attractive new growth and flowers on Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile. Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile Rhododendron decorum nearly…

…seed capsules and seeds. Euonymus carnosus (MWJ 14515) Euonymus carnosus (MWJ 14515) Euonymus carnosus (MWJ 14515) Microtropsis petelotii with nearly ripe seed heads. Microtropsis petelotii Microtropsis petelotii A gigantic Daphniphyllum…

…clusters have ripened on Lithocarpus variolosus. Lithocarpus variolosus Daphniphyllum paxianum (BWJ 9755) is establishing well. Daphniphyllum paxianum (BWJ 9755) Acer laevigatum (FMWJ 13409) is a proper evergreen but very slow…