21st June

…Close while our original plant has hardly a flower this year. Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Stewartia pseudocamellia with its first flower showing. Stewartia seem to be late into…

13th March

…capitata (evergreen) and C Kousa (deciduous) so the answer is obvious. Cornus capitata Salix fargesii has very attractive twigs and new growth buds. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’…

7th April

…Lantern’ Wonderful new growth buds on Salix fargesii. Planted in 2010 and now a stout multi-stemmed shrub. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii New leaves on Prunus conradinae planted in 2010. Prunus…

27th July

…Salix fargesii which seems to have been stimulated into action by Asia taking cuttings fairly recently as you can see. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ with a bit of…

15th January

…quick growing and attractive shrub. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Cedrus brevifolia with lots of new growth which has shorter and sparser needles than the more mature growth. Cedrus brevifolia Cedrus…

1st September

…It will be interesting to see how it shapes up for any autumn colour. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Sorbus japonica from Crug Farm was only planted in 2010 but is…

5th February

…Very early! Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ is coming out and a sensational colour in Rogers Quarry. Magnolia sargentiana robusta x Lanarth seedling beyond Rogers Quarry is full…

RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

…‘Barto Rose’ Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii ‘Barto Rose’ Rhododendron oreodoxa var fargesii ‘Barto Rose’ Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ Carex oshimensis ‘Everillo’ Helleborus ‘Pink Frost’ stood out among the…

12th November

…pods on Rhododendron fargesii which also need collecting. Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Next year’s flower buds already showing on Rhododendron sinonuttallii. Rhododendron sinonuttallii Rhododendron sinonuttallii This stewartia has been wrongly…

9th April

…‘Althaeiflora Gigantea’ Camellia ‘Althaeiflora Gigantea’ Another fine set of berries hidden away on an Aucuba japonica. Aucuba japonica Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii in flower. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Rhododendron oreodoxa…