…now thought to be the same as Ilex corallina (Rookery – 30 year old plant). No idea what they thought were Ilex cyrtura? However the elderly Ilex kingiana and Ilex…

…papyrifer ‘Rex’ with no cold damage from last winter. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Arisaema going to seed? Arisaema Salvia cacaliifolia – introduced 1858. Salvia cacaliifolia Salvia involucrata ‘Mrs Pope’. Salvia involucrata…

…first time. A peculiar mix but both parents recognisable. A rare and not especially interesting collector’s item. x Sorbopyrus auricularis x Sorbopyrus auricularis First time flowering that I remember of…

…xylocarpum Melliodendron xylocarpum Illicium philippinense –(CWJ 12466) nearly over beside it. Illicium philippinense –(CWJ 12466) Lindera praecox looking spectacular in the Rookery. A plant we have lost elsewhere. Lindera praecox…

…a columnar windbreak. Ilex yunnanensis Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei nicely out with its odd tri-lobed leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei The blown over and cut back…

…Old Park A young Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ with its first two flowers. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Cornus florida ‘Pluribracteata’ is flowering properly for the first time below the drive…

…is late into flower but not really nameworthy. unnamed hybrid Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ and Magnolia ‘Atlas’ on the drive. Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ and Magnolia…

…looking splendid on the Burncoose drive. Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum The climber tunnel pristine and beautifully cared for by Ruta and Arturas….

…Park A bit of tidying, trunk clearance and laurel removal elsewhere along the top path in Old Park. elsewhere along the top path in Old Park A sweet chestnut trunk…

…out of the ground in early February! Earlier and earlier. Bluebells Old Park in the sun. A few camellias just showing. Old Park Old Park The two sluice gates were…