…Camellia saluenensis Prunus ‘Jo-Nioi’ nearly over after only a week. Prunus ‘Jo-Nioi’ A young Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ with flowers. Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ A similar young plant of Magnolia ‘Green Bee’….

…the drive. Although greenish in bud it really is a very good yellow. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ looking very fine today. Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ It…

…utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ to expose the wonderful colours of the next crop of bark. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s…

…things looking good in the nursery with flowers or foliage:Tricyrtus hirta Tricyrtus hirta Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Rehmannia elata Rehmannia elata Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ Imperata…

…collected our first ever crop of walnuts from Juglans ailanthifolia Walnuts from Juglans ailanthifolia Clearing up the stones and bricks from decayed green houses in the Kitchen Garden prior to…

…just starting to turn from green to yellow. quince fruits quince fruits Under Rosa roxburgii all the hips have suddenly shed from the shrubs onto the ground. They are still…

…Ingram’ Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Cherry Ingram’ Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’. Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’ The gingers have still not died down. gingers Newly delivered are a few…

…Rhododendron stenaulum A young Zanthoxylum coreanum with its first fruits which are still green. This is another new Zanthoxylum species to us even if the spelling is incorrect. Cannot find…

…Green’ (ex-Werrington) peeling away nicely. Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Betula albosinensis ‘Bowling Green’ Far too many rushes in the moor. A bit of ‘weed wiping’ needed soon. too many rushes…

…first time. Never saw the flowers. Schefflera aff. pauciflora Then a viewing of the evergreen oaks above the greenhouse to marry up with those photographed recently above Crinodendron Hedge. Lithocarpus…