23rd September

…loads of fruit. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zolleringeri with rather less. Photinia villosa var. laevis The 10 or so new Hedychiums are planted below the tower and…

8th September

…rarer species. rhododendrons rhododendrons 2020 – CHW Crataegus schraderiana with its fruits now coloured up. Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus schraderiana Photinia villosa var. coreana absolutely laden with berries. Photinia

5th November

…and grow more of this splendid species. Photinia beuvardiana var. notabilis Photinia beuvardiana var. notabilis Photinia beuvardiana var. notabilis An oak branch has hit our little new row of Camellia…

15th October

Photinia lasiogyna (P. nussia) a year after planting. Photinia lasiogyna (P. nussia) Carpinus shensiensis. Carpinus shensiensis Podocarpus parlatorei with late secondary new growth. Podocarpus parlatorei Podocarpus lambertii far less vigorous….

2nd December

…fruit. The older coloured leaves have now fallen leaving just the younger evergreen ones. Photinia davidiana Photinia davidiana Flowers about to appear on Clethra pringleyi – lots! Clethra pringleyi Presumably…

14th June

…changed for a year. bark bark Rhododendron griersonianum nearly over. Rhododendron griersonianum Photinia macrophylla with neither big leaves nor flowers but this plant suffered in The Beast. Photinia macrophylla Photinia

15th September

…in last year’s pictures. The spreading branches are drooping down with the weight of them. Photinia villosa var coreana Photinia villosa var coreana The first time I have ever seen…

9th June

…not a sycopsis only flower in January/February? Perhaps not this species. Sycopsis tutcheri Sycopsis tutcheri Photinia nitakayensis has just finished flowering. Photinia nitakayensis Photinia nitakayensis Aristolochia sempervirens with peculiar ‘mouse-like’…

24th November

…Seed heads on the record Trochodendron aralioides in Old Park. Trochodendron aralioides A good show on a young Photinia villosa var. coreana by the Dog Kennels. Photinia villosa var. coreana…

6th July

Photinia fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ – silly selling name but much better than ‘Red Robin’ and on a par with Photinia serratifolia ‘Pink Crispy’ Photinia fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Heavenly…