…nuttallii ‘Pink Blush’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ not looking bad either. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Enkianthus serrulatus takes some beating. Enkianthus serrulatus Another group of Enkianthus serrulatus below Slip Ral with totally…

…sasanquas. young blackbird 2017 – CHW A few other oddments on Burns Bank which I had totally forgotten. Pentapanax verticillatus was planted 10 years ago and may well have a…

…Nyssa leptophylla Nyssa leptophylla A young Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala doing well inside its deer protection. Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala As is Podocarpus chingianus. Podocarpus chingianus A totally unexpected late…

…seed balls. Broussonetia papyrifera Eucryphia moorei is over totally unnoticed but lots of seedpods which we need to collect. As I have said before this species flowers here at irregular…

…cluster of small and totally unviable and useless acorns even though they are ripe. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus Quercus myrsinifolia has very tiny acorn clusters. They certainly are not ripe and I…

…and sent to me by David Lake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=8UvFhIFzaac&app=desktop. Unlike the alarmist bleatings of the BBC and government funded scientists this is a rather different scientific view representing totally different arguments…

…and some totally un-prickled and un-serrated. Photinia serratifolia x ardisifolia Photinia serratifolia x ardisifolia Photinia serratifolia x ardisifolia 2019 – CHW One always forgets that Elaeagnus x ebbingei flowers in…

…make a good tree. Picea glauca Picea glauca Abies delavayi is romping away just above it. Quite a contrast! Abies delavayi Abies delavayi This is all a totally new subject…

…rain looks like in the granite bird bath outside the front door. It has been totally dry for at least 8 weeks. granite bird bath 2021 – CHW I was…

…was totally impractical in the building. In clearing out decades of junk before the builders arrived we saved for posterity the two zinc lined canoes which my great-grandfather used to…

…Trachelospermum jasminoides. Trachelospermum jasminoides Trachelospermum jasminoides Pseudopanax ferox at 12ft with its totally different secondary leaves. Pseudopanax ferox 2016 – CHW On the way early to the mainland but just…

…and almost totally yellow. Three gorgeous weeks of colour. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba One does not think of Rehderodendron macrocarpum as having autumn colour but this is not too bad…

…is a totally unknown genus to me but looks a bit like an evergreen Vaccinum species. Adinandra Our best Quercus insignis in shelter which (thankfully) does not have sappy young…

…shit on the veranda. cow shit Acacia melanoxylon is totally hardy here. Acacia melanoxylon Acacia melanoxylon </div Abies alba Abies alba Abies alba Olearia argyrophylla Olearia argyrophylla Olearia argyrophylla Another…

…the other way around. ‘Winton’ is a light pink and ‘Cornish Snow’ a pure white. I prefer the white! Alongside ‘Winton’, quite literally, and totally unknown previously to me, is…

…early new growth Totally dormant but healthy is Pentapanax verticillatus with rhus-like bark and buds. Pentapanax verticillatus Pentapanax verticillatus Athrotaxus laxifolia looks to be dying from a distance but close…

…hillside which had been totally felled. A lone survivor of what was once a wild colony of plants. Magnolia sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri Three superb plants of…

…the media in a time of war. The closure of KPK appears inevitable soon too. Then all our businesses will be totally fucked.Everywhere is eerily silent with no staff or…

…have to shut down totally we will still have four staff doing the watering who live on site with Andrew supervising and Steve manning a phone from home if need…

…and a very vibrant colour this year below Donkey Shoe. New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ 2016 – CHW The water meadows and lake are totally flooded for the second…