…young trees from damage. Kania 2000 trap The lovely Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ just starting to show (P. campanulata x P. incisa). Bred by Collingwood Ingram. Prunus x incam ‘Okame’…

…full out. A rare species which we have yet to add to our collection. Shrubby and suckering like Styrax wilsonii. Styrax limprichtii Styrax limprichtii Styrax limprichtii Squirrels have taken a…

…Arbutus xalapensis with extraordinary bark. Entirely new species to me. Arbutus xalapensis Arbutus xalapensis Arbutus xalapensis Rhododendron barbatum – a true form as the barbs prove although the flower colour…

…in less than a week in this heat. Azalea pontica Azalea pontica Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’ nearly full out on the drive. Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’ Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosealind’…

…Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ with no cold damage from last winter. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Arisaema going to seed? Arisaema Salvia cacaliifolia – introduced 1858. Salvia cacaliifolia Salvia involucrata ‘Mrs Pope’. Salvia…

…Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress Styrax japonicus ‘Wespelaar’. Styrax japonicus ‘Wespelaar’ Styrax japonicus ‘Wespelaar’ Aesculus wilsonii below Slip Rail. Aesculus wilsonii Myoporum laetum flowering well. A plant that I have not…

…‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Suddenly Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ is full out and outstanding today. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Rhododendron flavidum now out also….

…Gary Long, the head gardener there, to see if the group still existed? His reply and photographs appear here in full. Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex…

…the drive. Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Deutzia x hybrida ‘Strawberry Fields’ Styrax formosanus var. formosanus now full out. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Styrax formosanus…

…Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei-Kawamure’ flowers properly for the first time with huge flowers. It has grown quickly into a small tree. Styrax japonicus…

…Knautia macedonica ‘Thunder and Lightning’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ with incredibly yellow foliage even in full sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden…

…on a young Rhododendron crassum. Unusual! Rhododendron crassum Ilex latifolia laden with seeds above the greenhouse. Well worth growing a few. Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Camelliifolia’ in…

…Osmanthus x fortunei flowering well and becoming firmly established in a windy spot. Planted only in 2017. Osmanthus x fortunei Osmanthus x fortunei The drive has been shut for 4…

…two elderly ilex above the Crinodendron Hedge are also probably Ilex dipyrena. The confusion has come in part from the identification of the ilex above the greenhouse previously as Ilex…

…in the Kitchen Garden. Most of the other Malus are over. Malus coronaria var. dasycalyx ‘Charlottae’ Malus coronaria var. dasycalyx ‘Charlottae’ Sophora davidii was planted in Old Park a year…

…the tree. Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ A young Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei flowering extremely well with the leaves yet to appear properly. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus…

…in the nursery car park is another variety with really quite variable flowers. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Banksia integrifolia at the nursery…

…‘Johnny Johnstone’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘M. ‘Black Tulip’ is developing well into a decent tree. Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘M. ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘M. ‘Black Tulip’…

…registered M. x soulangeana seedling. Far end of Old Park. Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ Magnola ‘Sybille’ is Philippe de Spoelberg’s M x soulangeana x ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’. Clearly correctly…

…just coming to its best show. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Isla, Lamorna and Bea in Old Park. Isla, Lamorna and Bea in Old Park Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’…