…looking very fine. Salix magnifica Salix magnifica Rhododendron ovatum full out. Rhododendron ovatum 2022 – CHW As the Chelsea team start to pick out the plants for the Burncoose Nurseries…

…Rehderodendron species and not an American Halesia? Halesia macgregorii Good bronze leaves emerging on Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’. This is our second attempt at the start of the Sinogrande Walk….

…with a circular appearance Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides Picrasma quassioides     Aesculus assamica – with flowers just starting   Aesculus assamica Aesculus assamica Carpinus cordata…

…sylvatica ‘Ansorgei’ Then back (again) to Marie’s cottage. Illicium mexicanum in flower. Illicium mexicanum Marcus and Marie Louise Agiues have started to plant a 20 acre field. Work began in…

…on Magnolia ‘Red Lion’, the sister seedling to ‘Star Wars’. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Syringa pinnatifolia in flower below the dump. Luckily I have the saw to cut off the usual…

…‘E G Waterhouse’, Camellia japonica ‘Matterhorn’ and Camellia japonica ‘Lady Loch’. Camellia x williamsii ‘E G Waterhouse’ The cup winning display from Bonallack of Magnolia ‘JC Williams’, ‘Star Wars’ and…

…Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ (M. ‘Black Tulip x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) only just starting but not that different today to ‘Aphrodite’ as you can see. These last 3 in…

…as yet. Pulmonaria ‘Opal’ Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ – a startling blue for February. Pulmonaria ‘Blue Ensign’ The telehandler unloads a lorry – a busy day with 5 arctics in the…

…Hudson’s plant is in full shade on a steep bank. Perhaps ours were in too much sun to start with? The rarer the plant the more difficult it is to…