23rd February

…on the Magnolia delavayi cut back last summer has been frosted in places but will recover. Elsewhere fine. Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi The Magnolia campbellii seedling outside the yard is…

30th March

…this year for the second time. Michelia cavalerei var. platypetala Michelia cavalerei var. platypetala Michelia floribunda var. tonkinensis (WWJ 11982) with a few flowers high up. Not as many flowers…

10th August

…that is!) Pruning Magnolia delavayi Pruning Magnolia delavayi Pruning Magnolia delavayi pruning of the Magnolia delavayi pruning of the Magnolia delavayi pruning of the Magnolia delavayi 2016 – CHW No…

18th October

…‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax hemsleyanus – no fruit – leaves…

3rd June

…a columnar windbreak. Ilex yunnanensis Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei nicely out with its odd tri-lobed leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei The blown over and cut back…

29th March

…male flowers. A tremendous show today. Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis Magnolia ‘Dark Shadow’ is damaged but rather uninteresting in what I think…

17th July

…open above the main quarry. Clethra delavayi Clethra delavayi Clethra delavayi Eucryphia milliganii full out with its dainty small white cup flowers. It looks dwarfish but achieved 20 feet at…

22nd July

…so far. The leaves have a pronounced purplish hue. Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa psilocalyx is clearly the most…

4th May

…Rhododendron campylogynum – a particularly dense growing form with dark flowers. Rhododendron campylogynum Stewartia pseudocamellia var. koreana – beautiful bark. Stewartia pseudocamellia var. koreana Stewartia pseudocamellia var. koreana Stewartia pseudocamellia…

4th June

…best thing in the garden today. Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ just going over. Rather paler than our form so…