…leaves laurel leaves A windblown twig from the Trevanion Holly on the drive for identification. I had earlier thought it might be Ilex altaclarensis ‘Balearica’ but it is also pretty…

…come down when the Thuja are cleared up. rotten Quercus ilex rotten Quercus ilex Corylopsis pauciflora just starting to show flowers. Corylopsis pauciflora Extensive secondary new growth on Rhododendron oldhamii…

…koehniana – a very upright habit. Ilex koehniana Ilex koehniana Magnolia maudii – very different to the Tregrehan plants. Magnolia maudii Schefflera macrophylla at about 10-12ft in height. Schefflera macrophylla…

…House Ghost’ still out in full flower. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Picea schrenkiana purchased from Mallet Court. Picea schrenkiana Another new ilex species for the collection – Ilex colchica….

…drupacea Pimelia drupacea Ilex x meserveae ‘Casanova’ nearly in flower and a great contrast. Again, never seen before. Ilex x meserveae ‘Casanova’ Ilex x meserveae ‘Casanova’ Back home the laurel…

…but that looks like the age of the plant. Not planted by me I suspect but can readily check. Ilex ficiodes Ilex ficiodes A nice 10 years old group of…

…Ilex corallina Ilex corallina Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ has extraordinary colours in its bud and flowers as they open. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’ Magnolia x brooklynensis…

…Sequoiadendron giganteum Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935) Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’ (loderi ‘Venus’ x Rose du Barri – 1935)…

…whiteish speckling on the fruits. Early berries forming on Ilex kingiana. Most years these only go red in the New Year but I cannot see this not happening much earlier…

…unnamed Wild Ajuga growing in meadowland. Ajuga Ajuga Ilex castaneifolia in flower – once from Burncoose I think. Ilex castaneifolia Ilex castaneifolia A newly installed driftwood pig! driftwood pig Camellia…

…felled and found to be rotten. clearing the fallen Ilex oak clearing the fallen Ilex oak Deutzia subulata is fairly small growing and compact. Just a tinge of very pale…

…on the top drive do not all flower at the same time nor do all the trees yet seem to be old enough to do so. Quercus ilex Quercus ilex…

…gift from Windsor planted in 1991 and now a 30-40ft upright tree. Ilex latifolia Ilex latifolia The wonderful red new growth on Reevsia sinica which is now growing well after…

…Quercus glauca Ilex hookeri which once grew at Caerhays but never seen before by me. Ilex hookeri Ilex hookeri Cistus salviifolius ‘Prostratus’. Cistus salviifolius ‘Prostratus’ 2022 – CHW Exciting news…

…holly leaves today. Quercus ilex Quercus ilex Another wedding. Another wedding 2023 – CHW Juglans ailantifolia is producing walnuts for the second year but no more than 2 or 3…

…pinnativenulosa planted very recently in the Rookery. Attractive red new growth. Quercus pinnativenulosa Quercus pinnativenulosa Holly berry forming on the ancient Ilex dipyrena above Rookery Nursery bed. Holly berry Cotoneaster…

…on Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ13168) Planted last autumn. Ilex aff. gagnepainiana Ilex aff. gagnepainiana Flowers coming on Schefflera pauciflora (WWJ1199) and very different leaves to our other S. paucifloras. Schefflera…

…species seen in a few days. Carya cordiformis Ilex cerasifolia from Brazil which has survived the winter and now with red new growth. Ilex cerasifolia Ilex cerasifolia I have stated…

…triphyllum Plenty of berries on a female form of Ilex cornuta. Ilex cornuta Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ covered in secondary flowers as it was last year. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Hoheria stylosa ‘Snow White’…

…europaeus A fine show of berries on a group of Ilex aquifolium near Rescassa which the birds have so far left alone. Many of our hollies have few berries this…