…insignis Berberis insignis var insignis Still not much sign of the house martins in any quantity. A pair of swallows are now nesting in the dog kennels in the yard…

…Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ just showing. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Manglietia insignis just out and perfect today but loads of bud to come. Manglietia insignis Manglietia insignis Manglietia insignis Magnolia sapaensis nearly…

…growth on Quercus fleuryi. Young leaves have indumentum but older leaves do not. Quercus fleuryi Quercus fleuryi Quercus fleuryi Magnolia insignis full out and rather early I think. Magnolia insignis…

…‘Takanini’ Yet more young Pinus insignis blown over in recent gales. Pinus insignis Pinus insignis Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Busaco’ with its first flowers on a newly planted group…

…now drooping). Silvery undersides to the leaves too as you can see. Manglietia insignis Manglietia insignis Manglietia insignis Manglietia insignis More pictures of Styrax formosanus full out. Styrax formosanus Styrax…

…in September/ October so a positive feature of the early summer drought? A frost will not now harm it. Quercus insignis Quercus insignis Raf Lenaerts gift of Magnolia changhuntana x…

…‘Jeffery Thomas’ Roscoea ‘Crûg Favourite’ Roscoea ‘Crûg Favourite’ Incarvillea zhongdianensis Incarvillea zhongdianensis Anemone rivularis Anemone rivularis Then on the Tregrehan stand: Gunnera insignis Gunnera insignis Deutzia multiradiata Deutzia multiradiata Fuchsia…

…with a white centre to each flower. Buddleia colvillei Pachystegia insignis flowering at the Tregrehan garden entrance. Pachystegia insignis Pachystegia insignis Rosa ‘Alberic Barbier’ (climber) on Tom’s wall. Rosa ‘Alberic…

…Sorbus and Aronia. This is its first flowering here and certainly more Aronia than Sorbus! Sorbaronia ‘Likjornaja’ Sorbaronia ‘Likjornaja’ Sorbaronia ‘Likjornaja’ Our clump of three Betula insignis ‘Fansipanensis’ has not…

…gales.Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ still with a reasonable show despite a week’s frost. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Trimming back the young Pinus insignis in Kennel Close. Pinus insignis…