…by Mallet Court 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…

…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…

…flower on Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13168). Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13168) Our replacement Quercus engelmannii is getting going. Quercus engelmannii Tilia paucicostata killed by deer nibbling. All wire netting…

…they are not and the leaf shape suggests that this seedling may well in fact be a hybrid between Ilex perado ‘Perado’ and Ilex platyphylla. This may explain the large…

…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…

…have ever see a cone on the rare conifer Sciadopitys verticellata What I think is Ilex verticellata in flower Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata Ilex verticellata self sown Arbutus unedo All…

…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…

…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…

…prickles on its leaves. These are almost rectangular with five spines. Unusual. Now about 8ft tall. Planted 2011. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Also out properly, but rather wind…

…from under the Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Prince’ which now looks rather scruffy. removed the ivy Camellia ‘Dewatairin’ (‘Hatsu Zakura’ as we have always called it) is very early for…

…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…

…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…

…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 windbreak Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’…

…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…

…autumn flowering. The flowers carpet the steps above the main greenhouse. Ilex bioritsensis Ilex bioritsensis Malus x micromalus with (as usual) developing small yellowish fruits. Each one coated in water…

…which we saw ripe on trees last spring are still very green here and safe from the pheasants or birds for some weeks. A very unripe holly! Ilex latifolia Ilex…