…The rainstorms brought down a conifer on Laundry Hill. conifer on Laundry Hill Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ full out but with a few branches reverting to green. Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ Below…

…Amelanchier florida earlier this year hoping that their fruits might turn out to be different as I could see little difference in their flowers. A. florida has slightly more pinkish…

…starting to turn to its wonderful autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early…

…‘Exburyensis’ just turning yellow. Very similar to C. ‘Rothschildianus’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Acer pseudosieboldianum with good red tints. Acer pseudosieboldianum Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ turning nicely. Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ Acer…

…yunnanense. Crabiodendron yunnanense Acer takesimense showing good autumn colour. Acer takesimense Acer takesimense Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ with similarly good red and purple colouring. Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ Rhododendron keysii…

…a bit wrinkled but may yet develop. Torreya grandis Torreya grandis Torreya taxifolia is a rare species from Florida/Georgia. No fruits at all this year or last but it is…

…a good semi-double flower and totally new to us (ex. Stervinou). Camellia ‘Mini Mint’ Camellia ‘Mini Mint’ Cornus florida ‘Pluribracteata’ still with leaves in late December – astonishing even in…

…‘Belle d’Aquitaine’ Crataegus aestivales – the eastern Mayhaw, from Alabama, Florida and Virginia making a decent tree. Crataegus aestivales Crataegus aestivales Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla was a gift this year…

…sided bracts. The change in bract shape and colour as the flower matures makes naming cornus quite difficult. The US book lists scores of named kousa and florida clones. Far…

…Charms’ is one I had not seen in flower before. Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Abelia x grandiflora ‘Sunny Charms’ Duranta erecta from Florida to Brazil is clearly a greenhouse…

…Tin Garden where the bamboos were dug out. Looks much like Illicium simonii to me in flower. Illicium macranthum Asia’s propagation of Illicium floridanum (Florida anise) at Donkey Shoe also…