…few more seedpods showing up now on Michelia doltsopa but not yet ripe. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa Hand weeding around the base of newly planted trees most important at this…

…when they were about four to five years old anyway. Frost is forecast for next week so this may be the last we see of them. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa…

…Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ and Magnolia ‘Bishop Peter’. Some wind damage to ‘Citation’ but not to the Bishop! Camellia x williamsii ‘Citation’ Flowers nearly out high…

…there are a few if you look hard. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa 2019 – CHW Secondary flowers high up on Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ which I may well have seen before….

…although I did see some flies moving during my trip today. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa The first time I have seen Tetrapanax papifera in flower although most of its leaves…

…last two years. Drought again I suspect but it did overdo it last spring. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa A tail end flower on Hydrangea ‘Fireworks’ without any hints of red…

…nearly out. First time of flowering here. x Raphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ The Michelia doltsopa buds are swelling nicely by Georges Hut but still not showing colour – thankfully! Michelia doltsopa Michelia…

…Rhododendron calophytum Wonderful orange-red indumentum on the buds and the undersides of the leaves on Magnolia doltsopa. (Michelia doltsopa). Magnolia doltsopa Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ had the second haircut in its…

…flowers die away. Rhododendron racemosum Lindera umbellata nicely in flower. Lindera umbellata Michelia doltsopa and Michelia floribunda flowers held together for comparison. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa Rhododendron canadense flowering well…

…in bud – Hydrangea serratifolia x peruviana. I took Michelia doltsopa, M. doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’, M. ‘Mixed up Miss’, M. ‘Touch of Pink’, M. maudiae, M. foveolata and (from Burncooose)…