…‘Summer Snowflake’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ Surprisingly early to see a flower on Magnolia x wieseneri ‘Aashild Kalleberg’. Magnolia x wieseneri ‘Aashild…

…‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum. Phlox ‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee. Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee The scent of the sweet peas was…

…‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’. Magnolia campbellii…

…is a brilliant yellow as it first comes out. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ with its first flower somewhat battered. A new one…

…Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei-Kawamure’ flowers properly for the first time with huge flowers. It has grown quickly into a small tree. Styrax japonicus…

…‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 2018 – CHW To the enormous Bridgemere Garden Centre near Nantwich at the weekend with Karol. This is now a…

…x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramer’s Red’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramer’s Red’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramer’s…

…are out already. Made a decent video for the Burncoose website.Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Stardust’ – upright habit and very floriferous. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Stardust’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Stardust’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Stardust’ Hoheria sexstylosa…

…Plenty of seed on Stachyurus praecox on the drive. Very different in appearance to the racemes of seed on Stachyurus chinensis. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Secondary flowers, as usual, on…

…Magnolia tamaulipana Bladders on Staphylea trifolia. Staphylea trifolia And on Staphylea colchica. Staphylea colchica Styrax serrulatus in full flower long after the others are over. Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Rhododendron…

…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…

…Pagoda’ (‘Sohuksan’) showing off together. Styrax japonicus and Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ (‘Sohuksan’) Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ and Stewartia serrata. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ and Stewartia serrata The autumn colours…

…from cuttings so perhaps no need to gather the seed? Hypericum forrestii Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ and Araucaria araucana look good together in the pale light. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’…

…R.GRIFFITHIANUM x purple splendour cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x JC Williams cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x arboreum sub delavayii cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x cetewayo cross 2016 – CHW A tour with Mike and Annabelle Lloyd…

…Quite different from Styrax hookeri and no confusion between the two once you see them together. Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus d) Styrax…

…idea where this came from but Asia has a fine set of young plants from cuttings now (Camellia reticulata ‘Damonao’ x Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’). Camellia reticulata x sasanqua ‘Show Girl’…

…are nearly out. snowdrops snowdrops First flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ which are nicely striped in the sun. Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’…

…williamsii ‘November Pink’ in the Main Quarry. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ We saw a male plant of Ilex cornuta in flower a week or…

…second brood. Moorhen’s nest Huge seed clusters on Lithocarpus pachyphyllus near Roger’s Quarry. Lithocarpus pachyphyllus Last flowers nearly over on Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Starting to…

…Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax wuyuanensis also plastered in flower. The best display yet from this species. Styrax wuyuanensis Styrax wuyuanensis Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii just coming into full flower….