…on our Syringa species which flower later than the Syringa vulgaris varieties that are well over. Syringa wilsonii (S. tomentella) in its second year of flowering. The flowers spikes are…

…This replaces the original tree which died/ fell over a year or two ago beyond George’s Hut. As I remember it we used to look for flowers much later in…

…Burncoose tree was five to six years ago in late October after a late warm summer.By coincidence Michael sent me pictures of E. japonica fruiting in his garden at Caerhays…

…occasionally one part of the starshaped flowers is pink. Camellia ‘Kitty’ on Burns Bank is still laden with flower in late June. Exceptional and flowers pink and fading to white….

…in Brownberry Wood are nearly 2,000 after the weekend’s torrential rain. Replacements impossible as now too late. Good job we did the four extra late hatch offs but we had…

…the hairs on the leaf petioles would suggest that it too is a Rhododendron auriculatum hybrid. Well worth propagating and preserving. late flowering red rhododendron late flowering red rhododendron late…

…Several later season magnolias still looking good in Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ is now opening its flowers quickly. 4 in all – first flowering and interesting. Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’…

…the trumpets. These dwarfish plants may have once been indoor Christmas azaleas which surprisingly survived. Late flowering evergreen azalea Late flowering evergreen azalea Late flowering evergreen azalea This is our…

…Leaf and flower on Acer henryi. Acer henryi Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ and Rhododendron ‘May Day’. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ This fuchsia had flowers left on it in late December and here it is…

…– FJW April wet – but not as wet as 1998. House martins late. 2 only appear to start being busy today. Chestnuts late. Beech as Truro. Magnolias have been…