5th August

…however to be going brown not pink! Carpinus fangiana Nor on Dipteronia sinensis. These are rather more attractive than the flowers. ‘Rabbits Money’ or ‘Elm-like’ in the context of Ulmus…

8th July

…fall over. Last year the seeds were sterile but Asia needs to try again later. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Scaffolding up the towers for window painting…

17th June

…that the garden is ‘over’! Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana now full out after its wind battering last week. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia sieboldii sinensis x virginiana Magnolia…

24th June

…is still in tight bud. The way that the bark flakes is entirely consistent with this species. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis 2003 – FJW Catalpa duclouxii in flower…

26th June

…Wisteria sinensis ‘Alba’ flowering in amongst Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’ by the steps to the top office. Wisteria sinensis ‘Alba’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuskergee’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuskergee’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ Lagerstroemia…

6th August

…improved with more light. Aesculus parviflora Aesculus parviflora 2018 – CHW Wonderful leaves and new growth on Dipteronia sinensis as a young multi-stemmed plant. Dipteronia sinensis Dipteronia sinensis Rhododendron ‘Polar…

11th June

…Kalmia latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’. Kalmia latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’ Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata. Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata Flower heads on Dipteronia sinensis. Dipteronia sinensis Viburnum parvifolium nicely in flower on Hovel…

2nd July

…but you need to look up from underneath it to see the best of the flowering effect. Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis Stewartia sinensis The old leaves on the…

2nd January

…which incidentally was, as usual, not forewarned by the dear old Met Office. cryptomeria Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Just look at the white undersides of the leaves on one ilex…

5th June

…at Burncoose by the Tennis Court. Magnolia sieboldii sinensis Magnolia sieboldii sinensis There used to be a good group of Magnolia sieboldii sinensis here but they have been squeezed out…