…Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ The last fruits on Cornus capitata which remain more or less uneaten. I have never seen them last into the New Year before. Cornus capitata The first…

…on the last of the fruits on Cornus capitata. Normally a feast for squirrels (25 in the last fortnight with aniseed mixed in with the bird food) but the crows…

…an excellent find. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ ‘Strawberries’ on Cornus ‘Gloria Birkett’. These are quite small in comparison to those seen on Cornus capitata seen 10 days ago. ‘Gloria Birkett’ is…

…as usual. unnamed Camellia x williamsii Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ has some autumn colour but nothing special. Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ The largest Cornus capitata has blown over and broken all but…

…Cornus capitata is an equally good show today also above the greenhouse. Cornus capitata Photinia glabra (?) has a few flowers. Confirming the identity of this one was a puzzle…

…nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum Cornus capitata above Bond Street still in nearly full green leaf. Cornus capitata First couple of flowers on Camellia ‘Debbie’. Camellia ‘Debbie’ The first snowdrops break cover…

…ripe ‘strawberry’ fruits. We must have got on top of the squirrels as they delight in these and I once saw a dozen stripping one large Cornus capitata tree. Cornus…