…good flowers a month or more later. Rhododendron griersonianum Rhododendron griersonianum Magnolia ‘Genie’ still has a couple of decent-ish flowers as well three months after first showing colour. Magnolia ‘Genie’…

…‘Cillicalyx’ just coming out. Rhododendron ‘Cillicalyx’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ just out in flower below Tin Garden. Magnolia ‘Genie’ The chocolate smell of Azara microphylla ‘Variegata’ is overpowering. Azara microphylla ‘Variegata’ 2020…

…on one flower. Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ below Donkey Shoe is still quite a sight. These plants do flower for six to seven weeks which makes them pretty…

…the newer magnolias flowering here today. A long and exciting list! Magnolia ‘Watermelon’ in Penvergate. Very good at first flowering. (M. ‘Caerhays Belle’ x M. ‘Genie’). Magnolia ‘Watermelon’ Magnolia ‘Watermelon’…

…Littleworth’ behind George’s Hut. Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Still decent flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’ as they usually are in May. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ and Rhododendron…

…Magnolia ‘Pastel Sunset’ x ‘Genie’] Magnolia ‘Pastel Sunset’ x ‘Genie’ Then a trip to a garden near Tintagel/Boscastle on the cliffs. Amazing cliff landscapes! cliff landscapes cliff landscapes cliff landscapes…

…Viburnum calvum The new leaf growth on Sassafras tzumu is odd. A new leaf or two stands upright (initially) from each twig. Sassafras tzumu Magnolia ‘Genie’ still full of flower….

…Trachycarpus fortunei First flowers out early on Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ is yellow in bud but fades to cream with a pronounced red stripe. Magnolia ‘Sunrise’ Magnolia ‘Sunrise’…

…Savill’ A good new light coloured clump of Rhododendron racemosum in Old Park. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Magnolia ‘Genie’ still looking splendid above the Crinodendron Hedge weeks and weeks after…

…fruits. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Quercus chapensis with secondary autumn new growth. Very different from its mature evergreen leaves. Quercus chapensis Quercus…