…Lithocarpus edulis but we will have to wait and look at next year’s new growth. (Amusingly Quercus GLAUCA (glaucous = covered with a bloom; blueish white or grey) grows nearby.)…

…the garden looks grey, wintery and uninviting. Camellia x williamsii ‘Galaxy’ just out high up – only 2 flowers. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ out a bit more. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ First…

…difficult to see against a grey sky. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Prunus ‘Kursar’ just showing colour. Prunus ‘Kursar’ The Magnolia campbellii ‘Copeland Court’ which had 2018 cold dieback…

…grey-brown. fungi First flowers this year on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Lower branch pruning on Lomatia ferruginea to prevent overshadowing of nearby young rhododendrons. Nice bark on its…

…all Styrax. Stewartia sinensis This is Acer aperantha (Wilson 136) from Windsor in 2011. It has just leafed up (badly) after the rain. I had already written it off. Acer…

…six hours on the road and a dreadful journey to Windsor, with a few highlights below: Camellia ‘Les Jury’ which we have just planted at home Rhododendron sulphureum – Forrest…

…Flower Show in Windsor. These are shown below: We also scooped : Class 1 – 4th with Prunus serrulate ‘Shipotae’, Stachyurus chinensis, Pieris ‘Charles Michael’ and Osmanthus delavayi Class 9…

This is a somewhat dull but comprehensive list of the exhibitions for the flower show, the first RHS Flower Show at the Savill Garden in Windsor. Click here to go…

…var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Greyswood Ghost’ The unknown to us Mahonia ‘Bokrafoot’ in full flower at the Savill Garden entrance. Well worth stocking by Burncoose. Mahonia…

…we have here. A worthy winner in Windsor on Saturday. Elderly (100 year old) Magnolia soulangeanas at the end of Penvergate making a real show. Another Magnolia ‘Apollo’ which is…