…seedpods. Magnolia sargentiana robusta Acer henryi with autumn colours in August. Worrying! Acer henryi Magnolia sieboldii with fat, plump, ripening seeds and scorched leaves. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Syringa x…

…bud opens. Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi Plenty of fat seeds on Styrax hookeri. Styrax hookeri Calycanthus floridus ‘Athens’ with a very late flush of secondary flower. Calycanthus floridus ‘Athens’ Rhododendron…

…and the RHS Plant of the Year Competition. Fat chance but was nice enough today. Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Zelkova abelicea is growing quickly. Its leaf…

…(They make a donation of £150 which shows the usage). Visitors Neil, Lamorna, Neil’s father and Lizzie – an early moment when there were still spare seats on the lawn….

…were from a ?1930’s Kingston Ward collection rather than Forrest or so my father always told me. Rhododendron falconeri Rhododendron falconeri Rhododendron falconeri Rhododendron falconeri Sadly the Rhododendron sinogrande which…

…sell it we can cut the flower off for the return trip. Beschorneria flower Beschorneria flower Beschorneria flower The Cardiocrinum giganteum however has not moved much into flower. Very fat…

…the number of squirrels considerably ( we are close to 100 and the visiting fox is getting fat) in our area and this year J.C. produced close to 30 flower…