…Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ living up to its name. No sign of fading to green here. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Indigofera himachalensis (from Roundabarrow nurseries) flowering properly for the first…

…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 Beauty’…

…evergreen leaves? Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ now into leaf. It will get darker yet. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Juglans major has interesting new growth. As nice as…

…flowering. Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Staphylea colchica has come into flower suddenly. The first of the Staphylea species to show this year. Staphylea colchica A good young plant of Rhododendron orbiculare…

…on Staphylea colchica in shade on the drive. The ones in full sun have yet to show. Staphylea colchica Camellia x williamsii ‘JC Williams’ still has a good show in…

…the much debated Lithocarpus nearby as Lithocarpus edulis (not Lithocarpus glabra). However it is quite dissimilar to the L. edulis at Rosemoor. Susyn brought samples with her of Ilex colchica…

…Rookery Path which is labelled S. bumalda but is probably a hybrid with S. colchica. Staphylea bumalda Dipelta floribunda with seed capsules. Dipelta have short but spectacular lives. Dipelta floribunda…

…wind in Kennel close. Idesia polycarpa Seed capsules or bladders on Staphylea pinnata and Staphylea colchica are colouring up. Staphylea Staphylea Some very expensive machines harvesting potatoes in Eastern Close…