…showed it over the years at autumn Garden Society dinners. Rhododendron nobleanum ‘Album’ Rhododendron nobleanum ‘Album’ New things for us to plant out in the next two years: Persea indica…

…hundred and fifty laurels arrive from Wyvale nurseries to bolster the shelterbelt below Kennel Close and below Bond Street. laurels Persea borbonia with fruit and flower buds in the nursery….

…(AC 5978) below the Engine House. Rhododendron monosematum Rhododendron monosematum New growth on Persea thunbergii as good as ever. Delayed by the drought I guess. Persea thunbergii I had forgotten…

…killed by overhanging laurel. Rhododendron sinogrande Beside it a Persea japonica can now grow on properly too. Persea japonica A patch of white campion beside Georges Hut. white campion Opposite…

…on a big leaf replaces last years chloritic leaves from drought starvation.?? Decent new grouth on a big leaf Persea indica (PSWJ2535) has made good growth in its first year…

…Illicium simonsii Illicium simonsii Persea brevifolia with red new growth just starting. Persea brevifolia Debregeasia longifolia plastered in flower. A most peculiar shrub of about 6ft in height and a…

…Persea thunbergii nearby which we clipped three months ago to get just this sort of soft new shoots for late autumn cuttings. Game on! Persea thunbergii Camellia ‘Gauntlettii’ is out…

…‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Rosehip’ Malus ‘Rosehip’ Here is the accumulating pile of Malus with one more delivery from overseas to come. accumulating pile of Malus Secondary new growth on Persea…

…superba Schima superba A few tail end flowers are still left on Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Persea indica (BSWJ 12555) settling down nicely after planting this year. Persea…

…addition of our hybridisation programme. Last flowers on Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ below the Engine House. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Sadly our best young Persea thunbergii appears to be dying. Rot at…