…spot with us and also facing the sea. Lomatia fraseri Tetracentron sinense var. himalense (WJC 13618) is becoming interesting. The leaves are tiny in comparison to T. sinense and they…

…Court’ Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata is pretty dull in flower and much, much earlier in the year than I remember our 3 original small trees by LQN. Magnolia fraseri var.…

…var. williamsii. Primula obconica subsp. werringtonensi Primula reidii var. williamsii Ross had now started work clearing the fallen Ilex oak at The Vean. A nearby ash tree has also been…

…nivea var. yunnanensis Buddleia nivea var. yunnanensis Flower buds well formed on Asimina triloba alongside the leaf petioles. An odd shape which I had not taken in before. Asimina triloba…

…a good set of new growth. Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Bronze new growth on Nothofagus solandri. Nothofagus solandri Euphorbia stygiana var. sanctae-mariae…

…a multitude of flowers tassels. Ostrya carpinifolia Ostrya carpinifolia Carpinus turczaninowii. Carpinus turczaninowii Carpinus turczaninowii Carpinus orientalis. Carpinus orientalis Carpinus orientalis Carpinus laxiflora var. macrostachya. Carpinus laxiflora var. macrostachya Carpinus…

…Hillier’s says this name should be var. smithii. Very slow growing and squat in habit so far. Abies forrestii var. georgii. (var. smithii) Trachycarpus princeps with light bluish new foliage….

…sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Lonicera sempervirens ‘John Clayton’ Mahonia hartwegii. Mahonia hartwegii Mahonia hartwegii Mahonia hartwegii Pittosporum illicioides var. angustifolium. Pittosporum illicioides var. angustifolium Male and female catkins on Carpinus fangiana….

…the sun. Quercus stenophylloides A young Abies delavayi. Abies delavayi Abies forrestii var. georgei. Abies forrestii var. georgei Still good flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Elsie Jury’ – a very…

…decent flower on one of our original Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Diva’. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Diva’ A tremendous show on Symplocos aff. sumuntia. Symplocos aff. sumuntia A carpet of…

…still in tight bud. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum (as in rhodo species pocket guide) (? var. atrorubens as on label) just…

…Camellia japonica Another Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling with gigantic flowers below Tin Garden. Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ and Magnolia ‘Aurora’….

…‘F.J. Williams’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’ x Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’ x Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’ x Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ 2….

…is developing well and about to give a fine show. Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) The Magnolia campbellii var. alba…

…campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia campbellii (ACUG 5330) was planted in 2010. Small flowers but quite a good show today. Magnolia campbellii (ACUG 5330) Magnolia…

…vellereum Rhododendron vellereum Rhododendron beanianum Rhododendron beanianum Rhododendron beanianum Rhododendron calophytum var openshawianum Rhododendron calophytum var openshawianum Rhododendron calophytum var openshawianum Rhododendron ‘Martha Wright’ Rhododendron ‘Martha Wright’ Rhododendron ‘Martha Wright’…

…fruits. No sign of a squirrel attack which shows that the trapping is working. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Secondary flowers on young…

…of flowers but not quite as good as I have seen it. Styrax formosanus var. hayainus Styrax formosanus var. hayainus Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei with its 3 lobed leaves is…

…Iris ‘Jane Phillips’ Rehmannia elata Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Milky Way’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Milky Way’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Styrax…

…sprengeri var. diva ‘Burncoose’ beside the conservatory. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Burncoose’ Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Burncoose’ Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Burncoose’ The view below the front lawn. The view…