…flowers, when fully open flat, are 2.5in or 6-7cm across. What about that for a flowering tree in a woodland garden in mid/late June. AND the gorgeous purple/black autumn colour…

Back to 10th June. Hi Charles, Guess the boys must have become bored of flogging flowers and went for a walkabout instead! There is a bit of an entry on…

…have had 5 very hot days and need rain. 1976 – FJW Very dry – cut 2 fields of corn June 29th, baled them June 30th. First thunder today. Sinogrande…

…to extend what is left of the lockdown regulations to 19th July. We were to have been ‘free’ on 21st June. I cannot see major consequences for the businesses here…

…expected wind like this in June? More like November.A new tilia species smashed asunder in Kennel Close. Planted in 2011. tilia Ehretia anacua with snapped and broken branches below Slip…

…more cornus out soon! Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ 1980 – FJW Camellias above Play House hanging on well. Dry May month but June is wet. 1923…

…over. Who says the magnolia season is over by May?Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’ has been given more light and has responded well. Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’ Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’ I have never…

…carnea ‘Briottii’ above the greenhouse is a superb compact growing plant and well worth its place. Aesculus are never perceived properly as welcome flowering additions to June in woodland gardens….

…The flowers protrude out and are far more visible than on a normal S japonicus. Styrax japonicus ‘Snowcap’ Styrax japonicus ‘Snowcap’ Styrax formosanus var hayatiana (BSWJ 6823) was planted in…

…and Isla Rose Plantation at Radio Cornwall.On my return from Truro the snow had nearly all gone. snow had nearly all gone snow had nearly all gone snow had nearly…