…old dog kennels. Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ Salix gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ I make no apologies for more pictures of Jaimie’s new magnolia cross a day or…

…Aesculus parviflora A secondary set of flower catkins on Salix fargesii which seems to have been stimulated into action by Asia taking cuttings fairly recently as you can see. Salix…

…and new growth buds. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ has very variable flowers as they open fully. Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ about to…

…King’ Rhododendron arboreum (pink form) by the greenhouses in a huge mature clump. Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum Attractive new growth on Salix moupinense. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense A few lower…

…growth has green bark that eventually becomes woody. A quick growing and attractive shrub. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Cedrus brevifolia with lots of new growth which has shorter and sparser…

…Does not like hot/full sun but holds its leaf colour right through the season. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia “Todd’s Fortyniner” which had…

…clearly a rounded shrub not a tree. It will be interesting to see how it shapes up for any autumn colour. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Sorbus japonica from Crug Farm…

…ailanthifolia The undersides of the new leaves on Salix moupinense are silvery. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Rhododendron catawbiense (or very similar) hidden away at the top of the garden. It…

…Knautia macedonica ‘Thunder and Lightning’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ with incredibly yellow foliage even in full sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden…

…has recovered from the drought years and is now flowering well. Hydrangea involucrata (from Crug) below Burns Bank. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – pink form. Fruit flowering on Vaccinium corymbosum. Salix…

…and wonderful white felting on the underside of its leaves. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2022 – CHW Yesterday afternoon we cut some budded Embothrium for the Chelsea stand which will…

…var. heterophylla f. laciniata Fagus longiopetiolata just in leaf. Fagus longiopetiolata Fagus longiopetiolata Salix fargesii is covered in catkins and lots of long red-stemmed new growth. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii…

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ Wonderful new growth buds on Salix fargesii. Planted in 2010 and now a stout multi-stemmed shrub. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii New leaves on Prunus…

…Old Park. Rhododendron calophytums Salix hookeriana has attractive catkins but nothing like as good as ‘Mount Aso’. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2022 – CHW A welcome bit of rain overnight.Magnolia…

…on Salix fargesii. Salix fargesii We saw Rhododendron stenaulum (Rh. moulmainense) in flower 10 days ago. Now full out and still unfrosted although Jaimie says we had -7° to -8°…

…Carpinus rankinensis Still some leaf on Salix moupinense (but Salix fargesii nearby has none). Beautiful orange-yellow berries on a Sorbus for which we have lost the label. Any ideas please?…

…‘Nobilissima’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ not bad at all as autumn colour in the sun, although we would normally grow it for spring and summer colour. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’…

…with autumn tints. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Salix fargesii just turning. Salix fargesii Corylopsis spicata with rich yellow autumn colour on the Main Ride. Corylopsis spicata Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ only…

…growth. Daphnephyllum teysmannii Late secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Cornus controversa covered in fruits. Cornus controversa Still catkins on Salix fargesii on secondary or tertiary new growth. Salix…

…glanduliferum. I need to search further. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ The new growth stem and bud colours on Salix fargesii continue to impress. Salix fargesii Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ in…