…stem by all of 3in this year and looks happier than usual. One colder winter will surely kill it off. Firmiana simplex The flower heads on Schefflera delavayi are enormous…

…The main stem was cut back in 2017 and we thought the plant was dead but it reshot vigorously from lower down as you see here. stem About 7-8ft in…

…berries. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Strangely shaped new growth and hairy stems on Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 1450). No flowers or berries yet but plenty of new growth. Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ…

…in 2008 this Magnolia sprengeri ‘Burncoose’ is the first tree magnolia die from the drought. It was half defoliated in this sunny spot last August. Now the main stem cracking…

…stem Camellia bailinshanica: Red new growth Camellia pitardii: Pale pink – ours is red! Is it correctly named? Perhaps. Camellia tanganica: Most fragrant of all camellias Carpinus monobeigiana Cathaya argyrophylla:…

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling outside the front gate. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling Prunus cerasifera ‘Pissardii’ is quite similar to ‘Nigra’ in flower but this one has purple foliage rather than…

…in many stems already (or what is left of them) and only a very few are actually producing any new growth as yet. Acer palmatum varieties Acer palmatum varieties Acer…

…Blue’ is an evergreen sub-shrub unlike the other herbaceous penstemons. Penstemon heterophyllus ‘Heavenly Blue’ Geranium pratense ‘Delft Blue’ Geranium pratense ‘Delft Blue’ Salvia ‘Purple Rain’ was spectacular. Salvia ‘Purple Rain’…

…corresponding on the naming of one or two of his magnolias. We have a (still small) Magnolia ‘Anne Rosse’ x Magnolia ‘Purple Breeze’. First bud showing colour on the new…

…Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ looking very fine. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ A young Stewartia pseudocamellia starting to flower in Kennel Close. Stewartia pseudocamellia Tilia caroliniana subsp….