…see here. Wind I expect. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ However, unlike the last two years, I think the plants know something about an impending cold spell which we…

…Camellia taliensis Camellia taliensis The buds have all rotted on a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’. I think it has muddled its seasons (for the second year in the last three)…

…young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is two thirds dead opposite. Flowering last autumn may well be the reason. It will have to be cut down sadly. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Lindera umbellata…

…usual on Meliosma veitchiorum. Meliosma veitchiorum First few flowers showing on Azalea ‘Hinomayo’. Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ The leaf is nearly off Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ a good month earlier than last year….

…pruned pale Camellia saluenensis. The darker form has yet to show. Camellia saluenensis Erica lusitanica flowering amid a bank of Rubus tricolor. Erica lusitanica Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with its leaves…

…they grow so quickly. Here Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ is still in full leaf while oak, ash, sycamore, chestnut and beech have long shed. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Over the course of…

…Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ as good as ever. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ The newly planted Berberis subcaudata with its first flowers. Berberis subcaudata Gamblea pseudoevodiifolia (BSWJ 11707) just coming into growth in…

…85% dead. I think we have another in the frames to try out next spring somewhere rather better. Merrilliopanax alpinus Magnolia sinensis x sieboldii ‘Jersey Belle’ with its first smallish…

…new growth. Carpinus omeiensis omiense Carpinus polyneura doing the same. Carpinus polyneura Quercus ‘Belle d’Aquitaine’ making strong new growth. Quercus ‘Belle d’Aquitaine’ Eleutherococcus (Acanthopanax) aff. sessilenis (ex Crug Farm) with…

…arch The sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ outside the arch is at its best. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (Pink) full out on the drive. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’…