…with some elderly gardening friends on a sweltering day.Styrax formosanus var hayatainus out quite early and before other species in this late year. Styrax formosanus var hayatainus Styrax formosanus var…

…but not overdoing it yet. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Three Escallonia varieties in the hedge around the borehole. Burncoose does not list all of these any…

…than any of the other species seen so far. The leaves have a pronounced purplish hue. Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii…

…squirrel traps Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii with few flowers as yet. Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii Deutzia monbeigii has many tiny flowers but, as usual, only on the older growth. Deutzia…

…RHS lecture tour to look at ‘unusual evergreen trees’ with eight in the audience. Picea bicolor var. acicularis (Picea alcoquiana var. acicularis) with vibrant reddish cones on a young tree….

…just see on its stem here. Another widespread and common species in deciduous or mixed woodland. Amanita excelsa var. spissa Amanita excelsa var. spissa One seldom sees ‘runner bean’ seedpods…

…replace the elderly plants growing here. Rhododendron arboreum. Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron hyperythrum. Rhododendron hyperythrum Rhododendron tephropeplum. Rhododendron tephropeplum Rhododendron protistum var. giganteum. Rhododendron protistum var. giganteum Rhododendron montroseanum. Rhododendron montroseanum…

…trees. Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis A young Sorbus gonggashanica putting on a good show. Sorbus gonggashanica Sorbus gonggashanica Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ now…

…may yet be that herd immunity (as in Sweden) was the cheaper option and a far more realistic one for our economic future and wellbeing.Juniperus recurva var. ‘Coxii’ has made…

…of it Magnolia obovata has Manglietia like outer petals too. Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba…