…Chief’ or so I look up. Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ A superb Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’. Plastered in flower and by far the best thing in the garden today. Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus…

…of bladder nuts. This small tree or shrub has never produced bladders before. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ suddenly out. Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Nearly the best…

…Cornus ‘Venus’ in the Burncoose Show Tunnel is too far out to come to Chelsea this year. Same goes for Crataegus ‘Paul’s Scarlet’. Cornus ‘Venus’ Pterocarya insignis is doing well….

…controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ Lizzie’s first day outside Caerhays for eight and a half weeks. She may be showing…

…coming into leaf. Cercis ‘Eternal Flame’ Cornus ‘Venus’ looks a show stopper yet again. Cornus ‘Venus’ And the larger sized Viburnum ‘Kilimanjaro Sunrise’ should be perfect for Chelsea. Viburnum ‘Kilimanjaro…

…blue-black berries on Cornus controversa. Cornus controversa A rather better flower now on Hedychium spicatum ‘Liberty’ (BWJ 8116). Last week’s picture did not do it justice. A very intricate flower….

…williamsii ‘St. Ewe’. Not quite the right colour yet. Camellia x williamsii ‘St. Ewe’ Halesia monticola putting on a fair show. Halesia monticola As is Cornus nuttallii ‘Pink Blush’. Cornus…

…prominent than on the much vaunted Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ autumn showing. Magnolia ‘March till Frost’ Magnolia ‘March till Frost’ Nearby is the wonderful Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’, easily the best cornus…

…the squirrels as they delight in these and I once saw a dozen stripping one large Cornus capitata tree. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley…

…branches. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has as good an autumn display as its…

…comparison to those seen on Cornus capitata seen 10 days ago. ‘Gloria Birkett’ is a cross between C. capitata and Cornus kousa. Cornus ‘Gloria Birkett’ The seed pods on Stewartia…

…Peumus boldus The original Lindera megaphylla has lost a large branch in the gale. Lindera megaphylla Plenty of fruit on Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’. Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ Last few…

…today. Do not eat them! Cornus capitata Cornus capitata Cornus capitata 2018 – CHW A new batch of conifers for planting out in Kennel Close. Mainly from Mark Bulk’s nurseries.Glyptostrobus…

…are now starting to eat. The branches are bowed down with the weight of the fruits. Cornus capitata Cornus capitata Cornus capitata Malus x micromalus still covered in yellow fruits…

…this picture of Cornus controversa with the last of its full yellow autumn display. This is a self-sown seedling of the nearby elderly Cornus which we had believed was Cornus…

…ground – here above Red Linney. first daffodil bulbs Some autumn colour left on Parrotia persica but not much. Parrotia persica Cornus walteri holds its leaves well into winter. Cornus…

…better in the nursery than the Cornus mas which we saw last week here in flower. Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Rhododendron ‘Bric-a-Brac’ in a large clump on the Burncoose driveway….

…Quercus insignis (grafted plant) We saw Cornus officinalis full out in flower last week. Here Cornus mas is just starting to show while C. officinalis is over already. Cornus mas…

…robusta Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ is laden with fruits which have turned from orange to red. Very early to be coloured up like this. Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Cornus…

…effort. Stewartia pseudocamellia 2017 – CHW Good yellow colouring on Halesia carolina above the Auklandii Garden. Halesia carolina Halesia carolina Also on Cornus ‘Eddies White Wonder’ nearby. Cornus ‘Eddies White…