…still green but they are splitting and most were collected from the ground. A single seed in each green capsule with lots of sticky pith around it which has an…

…You can see the flower buds amid the brown, yellow and red tints on the edges of the still green leaves. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ 2021 – CHW Fruits…

…(ex-Werrington) peeling away nicely. Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Far too many rushes in the moor. A bit of ‘weed wiping’ needed soon. too many rushes in…

…pods. Euonymus maximowiczianus (E. sachalinensis) First flowers on Illicium parviflorum ‘Forest Green’. Small yellowish flowers which are, so far, in pairs. Illicium parviflorum ‘Forest Green’ Camellia brevistyla var. rubida (ex…

…‘Lanarth’ by the Green Gate with a secondary flush of flowers. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ and Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ together. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ and Hydrangea ‘Madame E Mouilliere’ together. Cotoneaster…

…‘Genie’ Quercus chapensis with secondary autumn new growth. Very different from its mature evergreen leaves. Quercus chapensis Quercus chapensis Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ with ripening fruits. One day this is…

…to flower. Attractive reddish stems and foliage. Hedychium greenii Hedychium greenii Mahonia japonica is just coming into flower below the old play house. The inflorescences develop quickly. I don’t remember…

…(‘Pink Champagne’). Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ and Magnolia x veitchii which still has a full set of green leaves….

…missing website pictures with Karol.At the end of Bond Street are two good Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’. This is a graft from the original at Werrington on the bowling green…

…before but never as copiously as this years effort. Still green today. Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Euonymus spraguei with its first flowers. Not enjoying the drought. Euonymus spraguei…

…planted by The Princess Alice in 1847. Quercus suber Quercus suber 2022 – CHW Smilax aspera, the evergreen and slightly prickly climber is another plant which we need more pictures…

…a good medium sized red mophead. Hydrangea ‘Libelle’ and Hydrangea ‘Lanarth White’ growing together by the Green Gate. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ – a bit different to the one on the drive…

…greenhouse frames. Just potted on ready to be planted out next spring. We seem to have ‘Fairy Cream’ and ‘Fairy White’ doing well but not ‘Blush’ or ‘Fairy Lime’ as…

…Acacia verticillata Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ also spot on today. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ In the greenhouse a flower on Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’. Michelia laevifolia…

…‘Ima Shojo’? Semi evergreen. Azalea ‘Ima Shojo’ Azalea ‘Ima Shojo’ Azalea ‘Ima Shojo’ And what is this one which is nearly on its last legs nearby? A semi-evergreen white but…

…the register say this an incorrect name for M. ‘Lv Xing’ (i.e. a form of M. cylindrica and sometimes also incorrectly called M. ‘Sunset’). Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Green Diamond’…

…Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ – just one flower out. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Tilia amurensis Tilia amurensis Could not resist more Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ as the tepal colours change. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’…

…of Photinia prionophylla which has nasty spikes. It has remained fully evergreen and the new growth is emerging only higher up and is green. Photinia prionophylla Photinia prionophylla Photinia prionophylla…

…Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip this week. Prickly new growth on…

…(formally P. betuloides) flowering exceptionally well high up the tree below Slip Rail. Plagianthus regius Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ on Burn’s Bank. Azalea ‘Greenway’ and Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’ Spanish bluebells…