…for the first week in March. Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata A young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ flowering away below White Stiles. young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ A good magnolia seedling at the…

…Magnolia x veitchii Magnolia x veitchii Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ beside it. Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ Suddenly 3 dead young yew trees in the Rookery. Roots waterlogged I would say. 3 dead…

…leaves on! Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Nearby a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ which I photographed six weeks ago with what I thought was a secondary flower or two has now lost…

…chinensis Some good young plants of Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ with their first flowers at least that I have seen. Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles…

…on a splendid display again this year with little leaf. In full shelter here as we previously lost three young plants in an east wind near the Playhouse. Sophora microphylla…

…so is Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ a darker colour than I have ever seen it before. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ showing…

…New Trees! Turpina ternata Turpina ternata Turpina ternata Turpina ternata 2016 – CHW Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ still in full leaf in early December! Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ still has…

…‘Betty Jessel’. Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Buds opening on Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ The start of Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’. Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’ The New Zealand form of Magnolia ‘Lanarth’…

…A young Rhododendron sinogrande has survived but the yellowing in the older leaves is obvious drought stress. It should, however, be fine. young Rhododendron sinogrande This is a huge, old…

…Caesalpinia decapetala Caesalpinia decapetala Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ in flower as a young plant. Few Tilia species seem to flower at a young age. Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Tilia japonica…