…well upon its safe return. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande This has not really cheered me up at all. A foul day which leaves me feeling as though a close relative…

…just coming. 2010 planted and 15-18ft tall already. Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ The first large leafed Rhododendron sinogrande seedling which I have seen out this year. Rhododendron sinogrande…

…the TV cameras in mid May. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Magnolia lilliflora ‘Raven’ two years on from planting with its first flower with us. This was one of John Gallagher’s…

…was that it is the rare Rhododendron suoilenhense] Rhododendron sinogrande type Rhododendron sinogrande type Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ is good value as a small growing magnolia and here in full sun. It…

…bit irregular and greenish. Nowhere near as good as ‘Yellow Fever’ or ‘Lemon Star’ which we saw in the last week. Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ The pinkish Rhododendron sinogrande known…

…sinogrande (CWC 6336) Rhododendron sinogrande (CWC 6336) New leaves on Carpinus polyneura. Carpinus polyneura Corokia buddleioides in flower and also in full exposure. 6-8 feet tall. Corokia buddleioides Buddleja salviifolia…

…with equally huge flowers in the shade at the top of Old Park. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande There must have been some frost while we were away last week. Just…

…sinogrande has shed its old leaves but survives in a shady spot below a spring. Rhododendron sinogrande A dead camellia by the fernery on top of a hot dry bank….

…planting this spring. Daphniphyllum teysmannii Then a series of dieing rhododendrons. Rhododendron parisha. Rhododendron parisha Rhododendron sinogrande has already dropped its older 2nd year leaves. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Seed…

…seedlings on the hot dry bank above the fernery. Dicksonia antarctica, Picea and Betula seedlings The views from the top of the larger fernery back across Sinogrande Walk. Sinogrande Walk…

…have seen out this year. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande The root damaged and nearly dead Schefflera macrophylla has been cut back. A hollow pithy centre to the woody stem. The…

…could and should be named even if it is rather horrible. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron thomsonii – a new plantation and we saw another group at Seaforde. Rhododendron thomsonii…

…See the colours in the individual flowers within the truss. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Very early flower on Embothrium coccineum. Embothrium coccineum Magnolia ‘Marj Grossler’ – an American hybrid was…

…old plant at Burncoose but here, on Sinogrande Walk, we have a 2008 small tree doing exactly that in a hot, dry and exposed location. One from last year and…

…‘Spring Mist’ Sinopanax formosanus with peculiar leaves. A genus of one species. Sinopanax formosanus Sinopanax formosanus A very early flowering Rhododendron sinogrande seedling with good yellow buds. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron…

…another walled garden Rhododendron sinogrande looking hurt by the cold but it should recover. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Drimys winteri, much like ours at home, has taken a hard knock…

…You wait years for these young Rhododendron sinogrande to actually flower and, as here, they disappoint. Rhododendron sinogrande Stachyurus chinensis on the Main Ride is also 80% dead but this…

…Sinogrande Walk which I have seldom seen before but most of the pink flowers have been battered by the rain. Pseudocydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis Another ghastly looking big leaf rhododendron…

…find in the line of Rhododendron sinogrande below Lower Quarry Nursery a fantastic plant with dark purple flowers of sinogrande size. These appear to fade quickly to off white/pink but…

…fine. Magnolia compressa What looks like tortrix moth has been eating these leaves of Rhododendron sinogrande. tortrix moth A young and good Rhododendron orbiculare. Rhododendron orbiculare 2022 – CHW Every…