…cryptomeroides Prunus ‘Matsumae-shizuka’ syn. ‘Fragrant Cloud’ not quite at its best as yet. Prunus ‘Matsumae-shizuka’ When Sorbus ullungdoensis arrived from Crûg it was a vast size. We trimmed it back…

…in the spring. new plants to go out in the spring Nearby beside the shop Prunus ‘Shizuka’ (‘Fragrant Cloud’) – one of the new Matsumae cherries – has excellent late…

…magnolia questions i) What is the best form of Magnolia denudata ? We can see today: Magnolia denudata ‘Gere’ Magnolia denutata ‘Fragrant Cloud’ (Dan Zin) Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia…

…for which I could, sadly, find no label. [It is Geranium ‘Cloud Nine’!] geranium geranium Two newer creations at the end of the garden. Not to my taste but so…

…Donkey Shoe. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ did have its first bud but it got eaten by a squirrel as you can see. Good…

…the list to propagate this summer. What tubular orange bells! Buddleja speciosissima Buddleja speciosissima Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ perfect today in the Isla Rose. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata…

…Cinnamomum camphora grows nearby whose leaves smell as you would expect when crushed. Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Rhododendron pseudochyrsanthemum is just out below Donkey Shoe. The…

…flowering season. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ A new Styrax japonica to replace the two elderly specimens that have died up in the wood flowers for the…

…getting away well too. Euonymus tonkinensis 2021 – CHW Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ full out. The first of the eucryphias to perform. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’…

…the bud before it opens a conventional white. Battered in the wind I fear. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Cloud’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Cloud’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ has extraordinary…

…‘Pink Cloud’ often has the odd flower but is now full out. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Seed and flower buds on Camellia taliensis. Should be flowers…

…same thing.The key new varieties include:Stewartia henryaeStyrax shiriainusStyrax dasyanthusStyrax formosanusStyrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’Styrax japonicus ‘Fragrant Fountain’Styrax japonicus ‘Crystal’Included in the planting were several more additions…

…nearly out. Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia lutchuensis hybrid whose name I cannot remember just starting. ‘Fragrant Pink’ I think but no scent yet (Camellia japonica var. rusticana ‘Yoshida’ x…

…the autumn and produces orange seeds in the spring. There is a big clump above the fernery flowering away nicely at present. The flowers are very fragrant. Elaeagnus x ebbingei…

…Originally a gift from Peter Moore and very fragrant but a bit on the tender side even if evergreen. One day it may swamp the camellia. Clematis uncinata Clematis uncinata…

…are actually wild or native hedgerow plants originally.Lonicera periclymenum (common honeysuckle) has white to yellow flowers flushed red on occasion. Very fragrant and variable in form as you see here….

…S. tomentella). A return to Caerhays for a species which most probably was here decades ago. A name change along the way too. Fragrant. Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii New growth…

…from Korea. Fragrant. From Millais Nurseries originally. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Two plants side by side of Enkianthus serrulatus. One full out and one still in tight bud. Enkianthus serrulatus Enkianthus serrulatus…

…their Magnolia martinii: […] here is a glimpse of what is happening in Nantes, our Magnolia martinii flowered for the first time after 3 years. Nice fragrant yellow flowers!And this…

…still flowerless but loads of bud. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ A few secondary flowers on Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ as is normal at this time of year. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’…