…hardy salvia favoured by landscapers for mass plantings. Salvia ‘Ost Friesland’ Salvia ‘Ost Friesland’ Fagus orientalis looks an interesting new species. Zigzag shaped new growth and large leaves. Fagus orientalis…

…named plants in the garden here. Fagus longipetiolata Fagus longipetiolata Ilex altaclarensis ‘Sunny Foster’ has an unusual appearance and is quite nice although who Foster was and why he felt…

…pure white magnolia First leaves out on Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ in the sun. Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ First flowers out on Staphylea colchica in shade on the drive….

…well with the leaves yet to appear properly. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei The beautiful bronzy new growth on Fagus longipetiolata. Fagus longipetiolata Fagus longipetiolata Gorgeous yellow…

…time with us. Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolour Sartini’ very fine as the new growth emerges. The tree is making headway. Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolour…

…Down Nurseries which I visited with Philip Tregunna for the first time in about 1980 well before the nursery moved to Burncoose a few years later. Fagus asplenifolia Fagus asplenifolia…

…macrophylla ‘Sun King’ has no leaves after the cold but huge amounts of flower. Sophora macrophylla ‘Sun King’ Wonderful reddish-bronze new growth on Nothofagus solanderi or is it Nothofagus cunninghamii….

…have to look to the leaf edges to see rather tiny and irregular evidence of the third colour in the leaf. Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ Staphylea…

…quite dark green) leaves of any beech tree I have seen. Planted in 2006 it is now 15-20ft tall and doing well. Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’ Fagus sylvatica…

…Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Beautiful foliage on Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ now with flower buds appearing and the inevitable slug damage sargentiana…