…one is ‘Pink Snowbell’ which has very dark leaves but is only really pink in bud. ‘Pink Snowbell’ ‘Pink Snowbell’ Euptelia polyandra with a second flush of good new growth…

…is a picture of this in flower on Page 11 of the June edition of ‘The Plantsman’. I cannot see these buds opening to look anything like this picture but…

…deal in the garden still at its absolute best despite what people might say about woodland gardens being ‘over’ by mid-June.Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ at its very best on…

…Scented and good in mid-June though and this one has leaves you would not confuse with any other species (I may stand corrected!). Syringa komarowii Syringa komarowii It is called…

…too quickly on single stemmed trees like this. Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Carpinus rankinensis with bright red secondary new growth after last week’s rain. Carpinus rankinensis…

…‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Carpinus kawakamii proving yet again that it is an evergreen species with us. Reddish new growth…

…large rhododendrons A couple of job adverts from 1885 and 1886. job adverts from 1885 and 1886 2023 – CHW Rather like last year but, sadly, rather earlier in June…

…day as he did on his first.1962 – FJW This has been a very late year. The drive Azaleas were at their best between June 5-15th. Falconeri is still out….

…japonica out as well as Catalpa duclouxii and Ligustrum and Rho weyrichii, campylocarpum and argyrophyllum. Very hot, no rain since June 3rd. 1928 – JCW Styrax, Wilsonii Langleyense, Hemsleyanus the…

…buying seed grown things from overseas. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Another Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Snowbell’ with better flowers. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Snowbell’ 2020 – CHW A splendid flower on Magnolia…