…still not actually out although they are so massive that branches are being bent over. Meliosma oldhamii Meliosma oldhamii This is our original and totally deciduous Magnolia virginiana just out….

…the spectacle that we hope from the Caerhays tree. Meliosma oldhamii Meliosma oldhamii Back at Caerhays Clethra pringlei is out early. This rare species struggles in full sun elsewhere in…

…Juglans ailanthifolia Juglans ailanthifolia Now Daphniphyllum oldhamii also with its first flowers at about 6-8ft in height. A Crug Farm introduction. The new growth is spectacular. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii…

…Meliosma oldhamii Meliosma oldhamii Fallen flowers on the ground from Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ by Georges Hut. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Another flower out on Magnolia kwangtungensis (Manglietia moto) with two buds…

…oldhamii (CWJ 12351) in flower for the second time. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ with its first flower. Interesting and certainly has the liliiflora shape….

…setting on Meliosma oldhamii on the drive. Meliosma oldhamii Jenny Knuckey now has 2 carers and is at home bedridden. Nevertheless, in her garden, a superb Dierama. superb Dierama Back…

…out in flower. Camellia taliensis Daphniphyllum oldhamii (CWJ 12351) flowering away. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Seed from Aextoxicon punctatum as new flower buds form. Aextoxicon punctatum Aextoxicon punctatum Self-sown tree ferns appearing…

…new growth. Myrtus lechleriana Myrtus lechleriana Back on the drive. A newish Rhododendron neriiflorum full out. Rhododendron neriiflorum Rhododendron oldhamii just showing too. Rhododendron oldhamii Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ with its first…

…– original Chinese introduction here which still survives) Meliosma oldhamii (now Meliosma pinnata var. oldhamii – flowered here last year for the first time – see this diary)Pretty much a…

…now developing into a substantial shrub with attractive new foliage and flowers. Berberis amurensis var. latifolia Berberis amurensis var. latifolia Azalea oldhamii just out but sparse flowering this year even…