…Berberis amurensis var. latifolia (from Korea) is now developing into a substantial shrub with attractive new foliage and flowers. Berberis amurensis var. latifolia Berberis amurensis var. latifolia Azalea oldhamii just…

…remember what but he may revise his view when the flowers open in a few weeks’ time? Magnolia aff. floribunda var. Tonkinensis Magnolia aff. floribunda var. Tonkinensis Magnolia acuminata ‘Variegata’…

…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…

…var. ardisifolia Photinia serratifolia var. ardisifolia First flowering of Viburnum ichangense (we have a Rubus species with the same name). Viburnum ichangense Attractive purple new leaves on Viburnum sympodiale (ex…

…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…

…‘Autumn Fire’ Aesculus glabra var. sargentii. Aesculus glabra var. sargentii Aesculus glabra var. sargentii Juglans nigra (NG23). Juglans nigra (NG23) Juglans nigra (NG23) Juglans regia ‘Conway Mayette’. Juglans regia ‘Conway…

…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…

…dining room window. Narcissus tiandrus Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica full out. Not much scent in the drizzle. Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica Clematis…

…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….