…the day but a few more big distance shots of magnolias on the drive are all that there is time for today. Getting colder!The true Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’…

…different forms of Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana (as we have to call them now) outside the front gates.The larger flowering form. larger larger larger And the smaller, pinker form which…

…villosa used to grow exactly here. Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana 2019 – CHW Penvergate grass now all cut for the year. Penvergate Clear otter footprints beside…

…time ever seen here. Illicium philippinense Acer sterculaceum subsp. franchettii turning colour but only to brown! Acer sterculaceum subsp. franchettii Acer sterculaceum subsp. franchettii Photinia niitakayamensis with fruits and a…

…communis subsp. tarentina pictures for the care article just written on this subject and perhaps better than we have for website too. Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina…

…and a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The view through the arch with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ nearly at its absolute best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum. Rhododendron arboreum subsp.…

…‘Christmas Cheer’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ (the true form from Lanarth) just out above Orchid House Nursery. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia campbellii…

…paxii: Blue undersides to leaves Acer sacchorum subsp. skutchii: Mexico Acer wardii Actinidia rubrifolia var. coriacea: Red flowers Betula calcicola: Dwarf shrub curled and furry/hairy new growth Betula skvortsovii Betula…

…video of Magnolia campbellii in the last 48 hours. The true Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’ on the bank is now full out. Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata subsp. ‘Lanarth’…

…flower out on Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Werrington’. A good colour this year. Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Prunus conradinae now full out in all…

…Ruby’ x M. campbelli subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’ – this appears to now be called ‘Avalon’. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. campbelli subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. campbelli…

…yet out but the flower spikes are clearly visible. Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia A maddenia rhododendron with huge white flowers which I have never seen before…

…johnsonii Hydrangea scandens subsp. chinensis full of flower. Hydrangea scandens subsp. chinensis Hydrangea scandens subsp. chinensis Young plants of the tender Brassaiopsis mitis here just arrived from France. Brassaiopsis mitis…

…much later into flower. Belle is now over. Magnolia ‘Honey Flower’ Magnolia ‘Honey Flower’ Magnolia acuminata subsp. multipetala. First flowering that I have seen here. Magnolia acuminata subsp. multipetala Magnolia…

…drive at Burncoose today. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Polygonatum multiflorum growing well beside the drive. Polygonatum multiflorum The old (and layered) Rhododendron campylocarpum looking a bit…

…like a holly so naming to confirm by Susyn here also. Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii This Metrosideros robusta has been grown on…

…pseudocamellia The simply gigantic leaves on Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla (syn. monticola). Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Compare to Tilia chenmoui (a Keith Rushford collection). Planted 2016….

…us even in full shelter. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xantocodon Purpurellum Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xantocodon Purpurellum Group There has always been a question mark over the naming of this oak….

…elm (Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia) with decent autumn colour just above Roger’s Quarry. Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Planting and wiring complete by the fallen acer and on all the December…

…an excellent reddish show and, I think, earlier than usual. Stewartia monadelpha Quercus frainetto does not have autumn colour with us. Quercus frainetto Neither does Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla. Its…