…goes into the ground. Vaccinium retusum Osmanthus yunnanensis normally flowers in late winter but here it is on 16 year old plants above the greenhouse. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Magnolia…

…An ancient Sorbus caloneura Osmanthus yunnanensis – a feature plant with a circular appearance Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides     Aesculus assamica – with…

…Stachyurus. Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678) Flowers on a young Osmanthus suavis. Osmanthus suavis Rehderodendron indochinense (BSWJ 12115) now flowering profusely well before the leaves appear. Buds in lower branches opening…

…sun. We grow this in shade above Hovel Cart Road. Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Sasaba’ The original 1920(ish) Magnolia campbellii at Tregothnan. 10 years ago this looked elderly and…

…Osmanthus delavayi Osmanthus delavayi Magnolia ‘Lois’ has its first flowers out. A delicate yellow and a very different shape to Magnolia ‘Daphne’ which we all agree is the best of…

…scented and producing a good show on what is otherwise a dullish evergreen. Osmanthus heterophyllus Osmanthus heterophyllus The Mevagissey fire brigade had a practice yesterday evening pumping water from the…

…First flowers on Osmanthus heterophyllus which is performing at the correct time of the year. Osmanthus heterophyllus Osmanthus heterophyllus Flowers on Ilex cornuta as well. I do not ever remember…

…Osmanthus yunnanensis. Only a few bits of the old pollarded tree survive. Osmanthus yunnanensis Laurus azorica covered in bud. Laurus azorica Clematis cirrhosa var. balerica full out on the lawn….

…– CHW Overnight the champion Osmanthus yunnanensis has blown over in the garden. I think that if we pollard it and carefully upright the stem while digging in the roots…

…(a gift from Nicholas Lock). Melicytus dentatus Osmanthus suavis getting on its way. Plants failed and were very poor liners from France this February. Osmanthus suavis I have missed the…