…colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Sapium sebiferum very late into leaf but very much alive and well. Sapium sebiferum 2023 – CHW Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ still with…

…colchica now full out. Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Serena and Neil with a large clump of the scented Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’. You can hardly see a leaf. Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’…

…pure white magnolia First leaves out on Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ in the sun. Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ First flowers out on Staphylea colchica in shade on the drive….

…And more yellow on Staphylea colchica. Staphylea colchica Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ is a regular second flowerer. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Ross has cleared the two fallen oak trees…

…reshooting strongly at last despite the drought. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ seedling Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ still has plenty of flowers weeks after the first buds opened. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ Staphylea colchica…

…canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Not bad either to see Hedera colchica ‘Sulphur Heat’ growing with a fruiting vine (‘Muscat of Alexandria’). Hedera colchica ‘Sulphur Heat’ growing with a fruiting vine Then…

…Rush’ The annual grass cut is perhaps halfway through. grass cut grass cut Seedheads well formed on Staphylea colchica. Staphylea colchica Grass cutting at Donkey Shoe. Donkey Shoe Euonymus wilsonii…

…‘Whipcord’ Cutting back laurel and rhododendron above Hovel Cart Road. laurel and rhododendron A clump of six Enkianthus chinensis on Hovel Cart Road. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Staphylea colchica ‘Black…

…still out in full flower. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Picea schrenkiana purchased from Mallet Court. Picea schrenkiana Another new ilex species for the collection – Ilex colchica. Ilex colchica…

…and recovering well from dieback. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ Quercus liebmannii getting going two years from planting. A gift from Thomas Methuen-Campbell. Quercus liebmannii Quercus liebmannii Staphylea colchica…