…form on this Ilex cornuata to the one a couple of days ago. Some flower buds as we saw three months ago too but no berries. Ilex cornuata Ilex cornuata…

…3 Hydrangea involucrata 3 Hydrangea serr. Mount Aso 1 Ilex pedunculosa 1 Mahonia sheridaniana 1 Myoporum laetum 1 Nothofagus cunninghamii 1 Stewartia Anne 1 Syringa protolaciniata 1 Syzygium aff. Griisii…

…had previously thought it to be Ilex latifolia but now know I was wrong. Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana Jaimie has staked the Trachycarpus wagnerianus trunk which blew over in a…

…award in Tokyo where John Pringle made the presentation. The certificate will be posted! Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ in Burns Bank. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia dawsoniana and Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla….

…are, at best, semi-deciduous. Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) growing on nicely from seed in the greenhouse. Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) Populus maximowiczii seedlings from…

…taking down an old beech tree taking down an old beech tree The Ilex platyphylla windbreak will now have more light to get going and do its job. Ilex platyphylla…

…propagation. A dense, squat, low growing and spreading species which would do well as a windbreak as it is here. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Quercus rubra ‘Aurea’ just…

…papyrifera Broussonetia papyrifera – this is one of a pair of female plants with peculiar flower clusters. The Paper Mulberry. Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia – who would have expected a…

…Tilia carolina subsp. heterophylla Tilia carolina subsp. heterophylla Styrax faberi just coming out. Styrax faberi Ilex kingiana with berries already setting. Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana Jaimie and Michael just back…

…I think is Ilex verticellata in flower Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata self sown Arbutus unedo All over the place were self sown Arbutus unedo which thrive in these…

…Garden. Carya cordiformis 7 (rather than 5) leaflets on each individual leaf. Carya cordiformis A flower on Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13168). Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13168) Our replacement Quercus…

…Ilex perado ‘Perado’ and Ilex platyphylla. This may explain the large quantity of emerging berries.The berries on the very rare Vaccinum urceolatum are also changing colour but are not yet…

…x mutabilis ‘Induta’ Cercis glabra with a good show of yellow. Contrasting nicely with the Chimonanthus praecox behind it which is still green. Cercis glabra Ilex verticillata berrying earlier than…

…this as it would make an excellent windbreak. Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ 12526) Rogue flowers on Rhododendron…

…from Mallet Court Nursery. A new species for the Ilex collection here. Ilex colchica Ilex colchica The new water tank at George’s Hut. new water tank at George’s Hut A…

…blown away. Carpinus polyneura Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ now in full berry and rather fine. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain…

…Nurseries to add to our Ilex species collection. (Ilex cornuta also for the same place). Ilex laevigata Betula utilis ‘Melony Senders’ is new to us. It will produce a wonderful…

…spinuliferum Rhododendron spinuliferum An Ilex species which I need to try to identify. An Ilex species An Ilex species Lady Anthea with her favourite tree. Lady Anthea Forde The house…

…very bright red by March. This tree self seeds itself (via birds) here and there all over the garden. Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana The elderly quince tree below…

…tree. I have never seen it set seed before myself but it is easy from cuttings. The seed improve an otherwise rather dull, rare and prickly species. Ilex dipyrena Ilex…