…‘Winter Intruder’ Azalea ‘Greenway’ has a few rogue flowers out two months early. I saw this too on a plant near Trewithen House in early February and at Burncoose. Azalea…

…paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ and Hydrangea aspera villosa. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ and Hydrangea aspera villosa Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ and Hydrangea sargentiana. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ and Hydrangea sargentiana Hydrangea…

…‘Polar Bear’ also with fresh flowers. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ with new and old flowers. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ A few secondary…

…here we have Pseudocydonia sinensis with masses of new growth and new leaves by the fernery. The plant on the lawn at Burncoose was always early into growth but ‘early’…

…made in 1964) which we have known to be early but never this early! MAGNOLIA ‘Todds Forty-Niner’ MAGNOLIA ‘Todds Forty-Niner’ It has now rained for three days virtually nonstop so…

…is a hybrid between Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ and Magnolia x veitchii. Clearly blown open early but it is still a rather dull and turgid colour with x veitchii colouring…

…label has survived of course. Quite nice and flowering next to another Prunus ‘Okame’. Anyone any ideas? white very early flowering prunus white very early flowering prunus fourth Prunus ‘Okame’…

…in bud already – three week early. Crinodendron hookerianum Meliosma alba flowers nearly over. Meliosma alba Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Moonspire’ with the usual unusual colour mix between bud and fully…

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…Camellia japonica literally plastered with nearly ripe seeds. Hundreds on a small plant in full sun. Camellia japonica Camellia japonica The hunt for Eucryphia and Hoheria out in early August…

…on Buddleja lindleyana. Buddleja lindleyana 2024 – CHW Illicium simonsii (BWJ 8024) nearly died last summer but has revived in this wet one. Better with the dead twigs now removed.Disanthus…

…Camellia ‘Winton’ Camellia ‘Admiral Spry’ is another unexpected early bird. Clearly a bird has had a go at one of these large flowers. Camellia ‘Admiral Spry’ Camellia ‘Admiral Spry’ Fallen…

…nothing! A very poor autumn colouring year. Cotinus this autumn 2024 – CHW I carry on with the damage assessment.It was clearly a mistake to plant these large Quercus ilex…

…out with leaf variegation showing. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ One week on Prunus ‘Kursar’ is now nearly fully out in flower. What a delight…

…early. BBC Spotlight get our press release about the naming of Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ and, typically, ring up wanting to do a piece on early rhododendrons. Red Centurion flowers in…

…is nearly full out. Planted in 1955 but this is only its third flowering and far and away the best yet with 50 or so flowers. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata…

…cloud on a fine still day. Early or not? We saw the cephalotaxus nearly in flower three weeks ago and their similar ‘pollen cloud’ last March or April. Flowering yew…

…var. pyramidata seen yesterday and is paler than Jim Gardiner’s picture in the Eisenhut book. I do not remember M. fraseri flowering this early even in a very early year….

…sun. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Dr Callies’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Dr Callies’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’ is suddenly out early. Nearly eight weeks too soon for its usual spot at Chelsea. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’…

…a form of Magnolia x wiesneri which this is very clearly not. I wondered if it was a form or cross of Magnolia cylindrica but can find nothing in Mr…