…today in the pale sunlight. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ with late flowers. This selection was…

…yellow. This new variety will certainly catch on with enthusiasts. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Looking at the planting records I still cannot…

…loads of them all over the place! primrose The Camellia reticulata seedlings are starting into flower towards the 4-in-Hand. Camellia reticulata All over the garden in fact. The newly planted…

…had expected Camellia tsaii to be out earlier but it is just starting with loads of buds. Similar to Camellia cuspidata. Camellia tsaii Camellia tsaii The seedpods we saw in…

…has a few flowers showing despite the heavy and welcome rainstorms of late which delivered an inch or two of rain. Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Walnuts now starting to form from…

…removal of lower branches on some trees planted after the 1990 hurricane. The Nothofagus has grown well as a multi stemmed tree but was starting to shade out its neighbours….

…Sweeping up rubbish starts but there is still plenty to finish off. Sweeping up rubbish Sweeping up rubbish 5pm and the turf starts to go down. turf starts to go…

…spring. Lovely trays of pricked out rhododendron seedlings – here Rhododendron aberconwayi. Rhododendron aberconwayi AND Rhododendron decorum. Rhododendron decorum We are starting to get our mass propagation of rhodo species…

…memory a Magnolia denudata form? Magnolia ‘Anticipation’ Magnolia ‘Purple Dream’ x ‘Star Wars’ – more Star Wars than purple in its first flowering. Magnolia ‘Purple Dream’ x ‘Star Wars’ Magnolia…

…the names were a bit easier on the tongue. Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ (syn ‘Swedish Star’) is just out and what a good yellow it again is!…