…‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ slowly emerging into colour. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Ilex yunnanensis with new growth and flower showing. I saw…

…Cornus pumila getting going – reddish new growth. Cornus pumila Rhododendron keysii with a sudden flush of flowers. I suspect it will now die. Rhododendron keysii Rhododendron weyrichii in the…

…again with a darker yellow flare. darker yellow Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ is in full shade under a magnolia but still has a few flowers. Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ Cornus…

…Iris ‘Jane Phillips’ Rehmannia elata Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Milky Way’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Milky Way’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Styrax…

…planting plans but was planted around 2005. Cornus florida Cornus florida Rhododendron fragrantissimum by the front door. Rhododendron fragrantissimum 2022 – CHW Tom Hudson tipped me off that the RHS…

…showing colour – very early. Hydrangea quercifolia Cornus capitata is an equally good show today also above the greenhouse. Cornus capitata Photinia glabra (?) has a few flowers. Confirming the…

…in profusion and swelling but not turning red just yet. I wonder why this exceptional variety is not more widely available? Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ Cornus kousa ‘Gloria Birkett’ Cornus…

…Cornus ‘Norman Haddon’ has had nearly all its leaves scorched off in the wind. Cornus ‘Norman Haddon’ However, alongside it, Cornus capitata is hardly touched at all? Then one thinks…

…Cornus mas? Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Sycoparrotia semidecidua has extraordinary flowers and here they are spot on for late January. Completely deciduous here in the tunnel. Sycoparrotia semidecidua…

…fruits on Cornus capitata which remain more or less uneaten. I have never seen them last into the New Year before. Cornus capitata The first bud is showing colour too…

…eaten the few black berries there were this year. Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cornus walteri Cotoneaster franchetii still covered in berries. Cotoneaster franchetii The largest monkey puzzle against…

…Cornus iberica Cornus hemsleyi with very similar colouration. Cornus hemsleyi Cornus hemsleyi 2020 – CHW I have a vague recollection of the British Mycological Society (BMS) finding a species of…

…Uplifting in Kennel Close on Cornus alternifolia. Cornus alternifolia Great to see that weeding around individual plants in the garden is virtually complete. weeding 2023 – CHW A visit to…

…yunnanense. Crabiodendron yunnanense Acer takesimense showing good autumn colour. Acer takesimense Acer takesimense Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ with similarly good red and purple colouring. Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ Rhododendron keysii…

…Cornus walteri. Cornus walteri Secondary flowers (and no fruit) on Malus ‘Dr Campbells’. Malus ‘Dr Campbells’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’. Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’. Malus x robusta ‘Fruitilicious’…

…form. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Osmanthus heterophyllus is a pretty dull ‘holly like’ tree but it is one of the few plants (here a tree)…

…can see. Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides Catalpa bignonoides The fruits on the cornus are starting to ripen as you can see here in Cornus kousa but are still some way…

…growth in four years and is now producing white berries turning black in huge clusters. Cornus alternifolia Cornus alternifolia Aesculus glabra (2011) also has peculiar shaped conkers (four only) for…

…time to take in a new and interesting garden. Cornus kousa can be very effective as a feature plant. Cornus kousa Lilium regale with (perhaps) Rosa ‘Felicia’. Lilium regale I…

…‘Satomi’ nearing the end of its lengthy performance. Still excellent. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Another decent clump of Rhododendron auriculatum which has not enjoyed the dry summers of…