…known as ‘Cornish Snow Michael’. Earlier into flower than the more commonly grown form and without the purplish tint on the leaves. A hint of pink on a few of…

…several early flowers by the front door. The ancient darker pink Camellia sasanqua is now full out. Strangely all the fuchsias towards the ladies and gents loos have dropped all…

…improvement on the pinks and well worth growing. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Champaign’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Champaign’ Wild collected Rhododendron racemosum in Old Park flowering especially well. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum…

…the leafless tree. Acanthopanax aff. sessiliflorus Acanthopanax aff. sessiliflorus Photinia niitakayamensis with pinkish-red fruits. Photinia niitakayamensis First flowers on Camellia oleifera. Camellia oleifera Camellia oleifera 2018 – CHW Cornus capitata…

…and new cone-like fruits. Platycarya strobilacea Sorbus hupehensis with pinkish berries. Hillier’s now calls this Sorbus pseudohupehensis or ‘Pink Pagoda’. Sorbus hupehensis Another picture of the Sorbus/Malus (?) with autumn…

…dad went to show it to him perhaps 30 to 35 years ago. Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’ Azalea ‘Greenway’ has three pink buds. Often an odd out of…

…with a young aralia in the foreground. How many miles? the valley Phlox [?] and Ceanothus ‘Pearle Rose’. PHLOX x paniculata blue paradise AND ceanothus perle rose The commanding view…

…range from white to pink and red. Just a few more x williamsii camellias out and one could even hint that the ‘spring’ season had started. Rhododendron nobleanum Rhododendron nobleanum…

…pleasant enough for this time of the year. Also planted last spring. Buddleia heliophila Buddleia heliophila Buddleia heliophila Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ has even darker rich, pinkish-red bark…

…‘Hiraethlyn’ looking very fine too. Simple but effective. Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia ‘Can Can’ should be pink but two thirds of the bush have sported similar shaped…