…var. praecox – 2014 planted and now 35ft with attractive bark. Untouched by cold so far. Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus simonosii…

…mature tree. It had to be a variegated holly to annoy Dad who detested all plants with variegated leaves. Of course I cannot remember the name but it may be…

…no crossed daffs, R praecox shows colour, C coum very good, a few roses yet, Clematis balearica useful, heaths starting. 1906 – JCW Some Caerhays and Lent Lily just open,…

…has lovely smooth bark. Rhododendron Golden Orieole var ‘Talavera’ Rhododendron Golden Orieole var ‘Talavera’ Magnolia sprengeri var diva faces the wind on the drive. Note the drooping branches of this…

…along into its first flowering (M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’). M. sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ x M. campbellii var. mollicomata ssp. ‘Lanarth’ M….

…var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva ‘Burncoose’ crossed with Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’…

…is similar with a spreading branched habit. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zollingeri has much redder…

…sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) The Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling in the Aucklandii Garden has not been destroyed yet by…

…So no great show this year. Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala First flowers out on Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum (perhaps?) Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum…

…opening white. Planted three or four years ago. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ was scorched to brown in the…