…Lace’ which we brought back as a plant from Italy. Camellia ‘Black Lace’ I have walked under this very pale old original Magnolia campbellii by Tin Garden several times in…

…flower opening. Camellia reticulate ‘Dr Clifford Parks’ Camellia ‘Kick Off’ just starting too. Camellia ‘Kick Off’ Camellia ‘Kick Off’ Camellia ‘Black Lace’ with its first offering. Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Camellia…

…Lace’ has now turned a delicate pink in most of its flowers. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ with a second crop of new white flowers alongside the…

…flower. It was in tight bud on Tuesday. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ was sadly not out for the styrax lecture and tour on Tuesday but the…

…japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ but nowhere near ripe yet. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Symplocos aff. sumuntia by the Engine House has many more seed heads than last year but they are…

…the planting plans. Styrax americanus 2021 – CHW Another posh garden tour. A little rain overnight. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ at its best. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ has…

…long bank holiday weekend. The Jubilee service at St Pauls served as a backdrop. Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ (‘Emerald Pagoda’) is, as usual, the first of the styrax to be out…

…Garden has never shown any inclination to sucker from the base but these young plants have. They have grown well in a windy place with salt sprays proving perhaps that…

…berries Nothofagus dombeyi trunk Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Dacrycarpus dacrydioides trunk. These are growing as a clump of five trees. Rhododendron frangipanensis in full flower. New species to me. Arbutus canariensis…

…First flowers here. Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum Salix moupinensis is really a smaller version of Salix fargesii but the stems and buds are attractive. Growing in a damp place it…