…(Magnolia tripetala x Magnolia obovata) and the latter is M. obovata x Magnolia globosa (?). Frankly they look very similar indeed to me and both are extraordinarily scented. Bees and…

…the wisterias.Bees swarming the front door which Jaimie is trying to catch as they vanish through the vent and are now buzzing under our bedroom. Big (paying) wedding on the…

…trees in Penvergate which I have never caught in flower before. It used to be called Euptelia daniellii. Swarming with bees and wasps today on the flowers. Come to think…

…Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Gibraltar – five plants in this group mysteriously dead Azalea ‘Gibraltar’ Strawberry Ice – the best of the five separate clumps today Azalea ‘Strawberry Ice’ Azalea…

…‘Pink Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ smelling very lemonish. This is a superb magnolia with a long flowering span. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ New growth on Gevuina…

…individual flower. ‘White Swan’ or ‘White Lights’ is what Hillier’s implies. white deciduous azalea white deciduous azalea Idesia polycarpa is full out and swarming with bees as you can see….

…(SBEC 1022) still full of flowers and bees. Syringa yunnanensis (SBEC 1022) Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ even better than we saw it at the flower festival adorning the entrance to the…

…cross with each other as here. campion campion The record Styrax japonica is dying in its crown but still loaded with flower (and bees). As the top dies so the…

…bees. Actinidia arguta ‘Issai’ Campylotropis macrocarpa is a totally new plant/shrub to me. Need to look up what its flowers are like. From China and Korea. Campylotropis macrocarpa 2020 –…

…tree was alive with bees from top to bottom. Not sure if these are male or female flowers. Need to inspect our other two mature trees. Idesia polycarpa Idesia polycarpa…

…auriculatum Styrax faberi is finally full out. The petals on individual flowers are recurved when full out. Not much scent today and few bees working the tree. The flowers tend…

…‘Glory of Amlwch’ 2023 – CHW The annual trek to Busy Bees Garden Centre which was looking fairly well sold out with not much good stock left and rather a…

…A good show. Cotoneaster exburyensis Cotoneaster exburyensis Finally, after weeks in bud, Styrax serrulatus is full out. Not much scent but covered in bees. When you step inside the umbrella…

…wingless insects so why should they not respond to the availability of the flies, bees and other insects seen in the garden this January? I conclude that the garden is…

…sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ in full flower. A hybrid named after Mr Ivey, a Caerhays gardener, and a magnet for bees and butterflies. Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Escallonia ‘Iveyi’ Digitalis sceptrum…

…Whether it is genuinely a record is more doubtful. Perhaps a record for 2018? Agave americana The flowers were full out today and covered in bees, flies and wasps. There…

…to have escaped the sprayer and the drought. magnolia seedling Kalopanax septemlobus in full flower and alive with bees. What a fabulous tree this is even before the autumn colour….

…also only just showing colour with huge flowers that attract bees. Again a clump of three in the post hurricane planting but rather a poor place to see it properly….

…out, dropping nectar, and covered in bees. About 25ft tall after 30 years. Not a huge tree and an upright pyramidical shape. Few trees flower in September apart from one…

…– CHW The islands are the last bit of grass cutting for this year. No wasps nests this time. The islands Work progresses in the Rookery. A large bees nest…