…latifolia Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) in Forty Acres have survived the winter uneaten. Quite unusual. Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) Holly berries (Ilex aquifolium) You should never…

…The first snowdrops really are out. snowdrops The Trevanion holly on the drive is shedding a lot of green leaves. We have seen this before on common hollies in damp…

…white berries if we are lucky. Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii Pseudotaxus chienii You really do not see too many common holly berries in April! HOLLY berries Corylopsis willmottiae (now sinensis)…

…to form on an Olea europaea hedge. Olives More holly hocks of different colours. holly hocks Magnolia grandiflora ‘Exmouth’ with seed setting which is unusual in the UK except in…

…is a holly? The trunk is holly-like and the leaves are ‘variously’ spined as Hilliers say they should be. Planted in 2007 it has made a large shrub in 13…

…in the garden with berries forming. Osmanthus yunnanensis Lilium regale and an unknown dwarf holly with a crinkly and barbed leaf edge. holly Two days on and the cut flower…

…on the dry summer and our below average rainfall up to now. Leaf drop under the Trevanion holly as we have come to expect from many hollies in a mild…

…we grow here – one of only two). Camellia japonica ‘Dewatairin’ Camellia japonica ‘Holly Bright’ – we imported this from Stervinou. Camellia japonica ‘Holly Bright’ Camellia japonica ‘Spring Festival’ Camellia…

…of this holly is Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’. We had got as far as Ilex cornuta and noticed the considerable lack of spines in comparison to our other plant of I….

…identity next weekend. Another new species of holly to try here. Ilex colchica in flower Ilex colchica in flower First flowers, and impressive ones, on Crataegus crassicarpa. Crataegus crassicarpa Crataegus…