…seed heads and already dark red leaves. Euonymus oxyphyllus (BSWJ 10815) Viburnum hoanglienense covered in reddening seed heads. Viburnum hoanglienense First flowers showing colour on Schima superba. Cornus Schima superba…

…not a bad name for the new growth. Pseudopanax ‘Gold Finger’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ has plain green, younger leaves and yellow, variegated, older ones. Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’ Pseudopanax ‘Gecko Gold’…

…x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ has made a good show above Crinodendron Hedge. Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ Michelia x foggii…

…extraordinary range of colours from blue to yellow. Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ New growth on Agathis australis. Agathis…

…hence the previous confusion with ‘Citation’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’ Camellia japonica ‘Optima’ by the side door. A good late season flowerer with the…

…is full out above the greenhouse. Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis. Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis Rhododendron edgeworthii x leucaspis The Styrax odoratissimus which we have always known as Styrax veitchiorum is…

…of Styrax formosanus full out. Styrax formosanus Styrax formosanus Styrax formosanus Likewise Styrax wuyuanensis also full out. Styrax wuyuanensis Styrax wuyuanensis Styrax wuyuanensis Styrax wuyuanensis Euonymus morrisonensis just about to…

…at least three yards from the original plant. Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Magnolia globosa has three, as yet unripe, seed pods. Larger than last year’s and important to…

…the laurel hedge below the Main Ride nearly finished. laurel hedge A rather battered and poor first flower or two on Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica…

…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…

…fruits we have ever seen on x Crataemespilus grandiflora. Arching branches. x Crataemespilus grandiflora x Crataemespilus grandiflora x Crataemespilus grandiflora A female plant of Cephalotaxus fortunei is covered in seeds….

…our other older shrubby plant seen recently which had secondary flowers. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex kingiana with berries just about to turn colour. Laden as usual. Ilex…

…today. Eucryphia cordifolia 2022 – CHW Magnolia floribunda ‘Furry Wok’ (ex. Raf Lennarts) has enjoyed the heat and the new growth is indeed ‘furry’. Magnolia floribunda ‘Furry Wok’ Old and…

…perform her aerial layering on. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Ossies Yellow’ is…

…flower on Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13168). Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13168) Our replacement Quercus engelmannii is getting going. Quercus engelmannii Tilia paucicostata killed by deer nibbling. All wire netting…

…Illicium floribundum 2018 – CHW Everything looking better after the rain!First flower ever on Metapanax davidii. Rather similar to a fatsia flower I think. Metapanax davidii Metapanax davidii Holboellia latifolia…

…Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Nothing on the planting records about this lovely group of rhododendrons which are pink in bud opening white….

…unusual colour mix between bud and fully open flower. I had not fully taken in this one before which has its merits. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Moonspire’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Moonspire’…

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ First Rhododendron loderi to flower this year…

…‘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’…