…bed was dug out but stray rooted suckers have grown up through the adjacent camellias where they now flower away nicely standing proud to the camellias. Berberidopsis corallina Lomatia fraseri…

…so the pictures are dreadful. Harry is not fazed by the rain. Copious fruit on Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Very good indeed. Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ Lomatia ferruginea is just…

…from the fallen and pollarded Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’. Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ Seedpods forming on Lomatia ferruginea in profusion. Lomatia ferruginea Very few seed heads have formed on Michelia doltsopa but…

…flowers on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ are now full out and not that different in colour to the spring unlike many secondary efforts. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Drooping seed clusters forming on Lomatia ferruginea….

…few are pictured here. Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Rhus typhina ‘Tiger Eyes’ Itoa orientalis Itoa orientalis Lomatia tinctoria Lomatia tinctoria The stand is in memory of David Knuckey and his…

…on Ligustrum confusum. Ligustrum confusum Seed aplenty forming on Lomatia ferruginea. Lomatia ferruginea Seed heads forming on Photinia prionophylla. Photinia prionophylla Although I suspect they will not develop properly acorn…

…Magnolia dealbata Lomatia tinctoria had a few seeds but they have shed and we have missed them. Lomatia tinctoria A perfect flower on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Another…

…wisteria wisteria wisteria Lomatia hirsuta from Chile and Argentina had survived the cold against a wall facing west Lomatia hirsuta Rhododendron ‘Psyche’ Rhododendron ‘Psyche’ Rhododendron ‘Psyche’ Camellia ‘E T R…

…‘Havener’ Alniphyllum eberhartii is still in full leaf and behaving like an evergreen which it is not! Alniphyllum eberhartii Alniphyllum eberhartii Lomatia ferruginea has many pea-like seedpods but these are…

…Weinmannia trichosperma. Weinmannia trichosperma A good batch of recently potted Lomatia ferruginea. Lomatia ferruginea Embothrium lanceolatum seedlings have germinated well and are now being pricked out and potted in small…