…ferox Huge pea like seed pods on Phormium tenax. Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Colletia hystrix 12ftx10ft. Colletia hystrix Colletia hystrix Catalpa bignonoides full out rather earlier than usual. Catalpa bignonoides…

…well underway leaving the daffodils to die down. Kennel Close Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ just coming. Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Deutzia longifolia now…

…with seeds. Pseudopanax with seeds Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ in full flower. Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ rather…

…to measure flower size and, using the RHS Colour Charts, to identify the exact flower colours. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Pickthorn’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary…

…the base of the tepals. Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Magnolia laevifolia x M. maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ Another from Raf is…

…of Rhododendron decorum at its best. Rhododendron decorum Styrax wilsonii now properly out with bees in attendance. Styrax wilsonii Styrax americanus is not quite out yet beside it. Styrax americanus…

…‘June Snow’ on the Burncoose stand. Styrax japonicus ‘June Snow’ Styrax japonicus ‘June Snow’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ which sold immediately. Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ Lonicera…

…Carya cordiformis Ilex cerasifolia from Brazil which has survived the winter and now with red new growth. Ilex cerasifolia Ilex cerasifolia I have stated to concentrate on the rather dull…

…for the first time. A peculiar mix but both parents recognisable. A rare and not especially interesting collector’s item. x Sorbopyrus auricularis x Sorbopyrus auricularis First time flowering that I…

…on its drooping branches. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ looking superb too. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Betula utilis ‘Wakehurst Place…