…Attractive in new growth and flowers. Berberis amurensis var. latifolia Rhododendron neriiflorum nicely out. Rhododendron neeriflorum Syringa pinnata hiding away its white flowers. Syringa pinnata Syringa pinnata This cherry above…

…Paris’ was especially fine. Malus ‘Comtessa de Paris’ Malus ‘Comtessa de Paris’ An unidentified syringa species. unidentified syringa species. unidentified syringa species. Wisteria ‘Pink Ice’ perhaps? Wisteria ‘Pink Ice’ ?…

…excellent today here we cut this for Chelsea a week ago but it flopped in the heat and had to be binned before judging. Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’…

…in the close up picture. Stachyurus lancifolius Stachyurus lancifolius I have picked a nearly ripe seed head of Syringa emodii ‘Aureovariegata’ for Asia to try and grow. I have never…

…seedling to ‘Star Wars’. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Syringa pinnatifolia in flower below the dump. Luckily I have the saw to cut off the usual root stock growths on this grafted…

…of Syringa protolaciniata does not look lilac – like at all. A shrub from Afagnistan with lilac flowers in May which I look forward to seeing. Syringa protolaciniata Molly Jackson…

…‘Doubloon’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Syringa vulgans ‘Sensation’ is nearly over. Missed it properly again this year. This is one of the better lilacs! Syringa vulgans ‘Sensation’ 2015 – CHW We…

…got these two sasanquas muddled up a week or two ago. Camellia ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Camellia ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Stachyurus chinensis showing autumn colour. Stachyurus chinensis Seed heads aplenty on Syringa emodii…

…Worrying! Acer henryi Magnolia sieboldii with fat, plump, ripening seeds and scorched leaves. Magnolia sieboldii Magnolia sieboldii Syringa x diversifolia, planted only this year, has surived and grown well. Syringa…

…leaf form some way between Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla and Ilex perado itself. Ilex perado subsp. azorica Ilex perado subsp. azorica Daphniphyllum paxianum (BSWJ 9755) Daphniphyllum paxianum Syringa tomentella flowering…