…in which we can plant another tree fern as well. A squirrel eating young shoots in the oak tree above joined the bonfire. stone circle stone circle The Amomyrtus luma…

…just beginning to emerge. Gorgeous yellow. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Flowers just starting to open on Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’. Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Amomyrtus luma (formerly Myrtus lechleriana) absolutely full…

…first hints of pink in the flowerheads. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ The variegated leaved Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ with bits of reversion to green here and…

…sieboldii sinensis. I saw the buds a week ago but never expected this. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis A former gift from Chip Luma of Rhododendron ‘Floral Sun’ (Abby Jury 2011). Rhododendron…

…lucida A good young Rhododendron calophytum. Rhododendron calophytum Another rainbow over The Park. Another rainbow Myrtus lechleriana scenting the air above Orchid House Nursery. (This is now properly Myrtus luma…

…seeding. Perhaps too cold for Amomyrtus luma but plenty at Ventnor. Myrtus communis subsp tarrentina Ficus carica (common fig) with fruit nearly ripe already again reflecting a hot dry summer…