…actually see it in some light. Viburnum cylindricum Viburnum cylindricum Still a few flowers left on Rhododendron decorum in October! This tree has been out in flower for at least…

…not be dioecious as this one clearly is. Apparently some trees are dioecious and some not. Odd! Idesia polycarpa Idesia polycarpa Idesia polycarpa Common laurel flowering in early October! What…

…new growth and flower in October? Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus 2022 – CHW Podocarpus nubigenus ‘Pendula’ was a gift from Wakehurst. Here one with the lower weeping branches removed and…

…Dove’ with brief but different autumn colours. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ Prunus laurocerasus in full flower in late October! Prunus laurocerasus Two cock pheasants devouring the fruits on Photinia villosa. Photinia…

…an apple tree flowering in Jaimie’s garden. A very fine flower for October! apple tree Going back to Ilex mutchagara Bean says it is a close ally of Ilex crenata…

Back to 5th October. On Monday a visit to Tregrehan to exchange Schima, Torreya and rhododendron cuttings for cuttings of 15 new camellia species for Caerhays. Most were either wild…

…‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Schefflera pauciflora with now ripe seeds which Asia ought to gather with some put aside for when Paul calls here in late October. Schefflera pauciflora…

…too. Cotoneaster conspicuus Elsholtzia stauntonii making a fine October show. One of the best things for late flowering in the herbaceous border. Elsholtzia stauntonii Elsholtzia stauntonii X Gordolina grandiflora now…

…tree but no berries. We have one other plant which I have never seen flower either. Ilex opaca A carpet of fallen flowers under Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ in October! Secondary…

…they produce a fine October show. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea full out at around 20-25ft in height. Hoheria populnea A splendid second autumn flowering as usual on Rhododendron ‘Yellow…