…greenhouse which I had forgotten. Just as blue as the other in bud. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Araucaria angustifolia was planted out in early March but…

…behind. CAMELLIA ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ CAMELLIA ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ Camellia ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ – one of the last camellias to flower and often still showing a flower in July. Twice we have had…

…Blossom’ Escallonia rubra var macrantha strangely full out by the greenhouses. At least that is what I think it is? Need to check with Jaimie. Escallonia rubra var macrantha Escallonia…

…Ilex rubra Ilex rubra Ilex rubra Ilex yunnanensis var. parvifolia – not very holly like flowers or leaves which might easily be confused as something other than an Ilex –…

…in flowers high up the now 30 foot tall tree. Hoheria angustifolia Hoheria angustifolia The very last tiny flower on Maackia chinensis (now M. hupehensis). The rest are over with…

…tall with dense foliage and tiny leaves but, today, the tree is plastered in flower as you can see here. Hoheria angustifolia Hoheria angustifolia I catch the scent of the…

…and perhaps more semi-evergreen. Very quick growing indeed. Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia A large elderly Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ in the new Rookery clearing. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’…

…is nicely in flower even low down and nice bark too on its straight stem. Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia Rhododendron burmanicum just out. Rhododendron burmanicum And next door Rhododendron ‘Saffron…

…ripe but not yet disintegrating. Araucaria angustifolia Araucaria angustifolia Buddleia heliophila still has flower in the Isla Rose Plantation. Buddleia heliophila Euonymus wilsonii with a few very red leaves as…

…remain. Hoheria angustifolia Hoheria angustifolia Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ has started a leaf drop too. I suspect not all will drop. In a previous very cold spell in March 2012…