…rhododendrons and secondary new growth on many other things. Abies koreana with fine clusters of blue cones. Abies koreana More seeds than usual on Decaisnea fargesii but yet to turn…

…days. Looks like a root sucker. Laurus azorica Lots of branches broken off an ancient Abies grandis below Tin Garden. Abies grandis The end of an elderly Magnolia salicifolia or…

…through the archway magnolia through the archway An Abies grandis bending alarmingly in 70mph winds at the top of the garden. Abies grandis Magnolia ‘Purple Dream’ x ‘Star Wars’ blown…

…cones ready to shed on Abies homolepis. Abies homolepis Persea indica by George’s Hut untouched by frost. Persea indica Persea indica Buds swelling on Lindera communis. Lindera communis Magnolia campbellii…

…nibbled) plants. Azalea ‘Kirin’ Azalea ‘Kirin’ A decent young Abies grandis getting away below the larger fernery. Offsets its dark green colours nicely with the nearby Aucuba japonica ‘Crotonifolia’. Abies…

…Royal Cornwall Show by Trevor Wright for me. C polyneura C polyneura 2022 – CHW Not as many attractive blue cones on Abies koreana as last year below Slip Rail….

…Abies delavayi with good new growth. Abies delavayi The Pheasant Eye daffodils on Hovel Court Road still good in May and, as usual, the very last of the daffodil season….

…normally paler in colour than that original clump beside the Rockery but these few flowers are not. Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron mucronulatum A young Abies grandis making headway 13 years after…

…Olearia lacunosa – another species new to me. Olearia lacunosa Olearia lacunosa Abies pinsapo but with no cones yet. Much larger than ours at home which did have cones last…

…Yunnan and apparently a dwarf form although it does not look it at present. Pinus yunnanensis Abies concolor. Abies concolor Ilex x attenuata ‘Sunny Foster’. Ilex x attenuata ‘Sunny Foster’…