…its first flowering here. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ The oldest Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta absolutely perfect in the Ririeii Opening. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta A load…

…x (laevifolia x maudiae) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) planted in 2016. Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Amabilis’ just coming out. I…

…spreading branched habit. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zollingeri has much redder berries in much sparser…

…Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in its pomp. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ now nicely out. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ View 14th March 1897 – 2020…

…Rush’ Another clump nearby of three other Hydrangea sargentiana have failed in the spring cold after planting last autumn. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ now in bud. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ Hydrangea heteromalla…

…robusta. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ at its absolute best. Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ and…

…visit to Burncoose for meetings.Our Burncoose stock plant of Abutilon vitafolium var. album ‘Veronica Tennant’ by the mist houses. Abutilon vitafolium var. album ‘Veronica Tennant’ Abutilon vitafolium var. album ‘Veronica…

…crumpled as last years flowers. Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Magnolia virginiana var. australis ‘Satellite’ covered in flower. Magnolia virginiana var. australis ‘Satellite’…

…Oriole var Talavera’ Beside it Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ STILL has all its old variegated leaves intact after the mild winter. Very odd as it certainly is not an evergreen variety….

…flowering 45 or so years ago. Magnolia sargentiana robusta x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ Magnolia sargentiana robusta x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ Magnolia sargentiana robusta x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ Magnolia sargentiana robusta…

…fruits. No sign of a squirrel attack which shows that the trapping is working. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Secondary flowers on young…

…var. coxii Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in the Ririei Opening. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Roy Lancaster beside the Michelia tree he fell out in the 1960’s. Roy Lancaster beside the…

…variety of yellow hues as the flower develops. Magnolia acuminata var subcordata Magnolia acuminata var subcordata Magnolia acuminata var subcordata The first time I have seen Magnolia ‘Jersey Belle’ in…

…‘Golden Showers’ Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ on Nicholas Lock’s stand. Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ Zelkova serrata ‘Variegation’ Aextoxicon punctata with excellent new growth. Aextoxicon punctata Paeonia ‘Nippon Beauty’. Paeonia ‘Nippon Beauty’ Another…

…Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ just coming out. Huge leaves in this excellent growing year. Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ has…

…Rhododendron moupinense. Never seen this before. Rhododendron moupinense 2021 – CHW Sunny and still again.The Queen Mother’s 1981 planted Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Camellia…

…Fargesia robusta (good spanking name) Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa timidissinoda (poor spanking name) Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Fargesia rufa (spankers’ delight) Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa…

…robusta in all its finery, but a cloudy day, at Burncoose. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia amoena at Burncoose. I have never seen it flower better especially on low down…

…robusta have survived the winter with a good bit of scorching to most of the leaves but otherwise a huge win here. Washingtonia robusta Washingtonia robusta Washingtonia robusta Washingtonia robusta…

…nivea var. yunnanensis Buddleia nivea var. yunnanensis Flower buds well formed on Asimina triloba alongside the leaf petioles. An odd shape which I had not taken in before. Asimina triloba…