…good show on the sasanquas at the top of the greenhouse steps. These have been out for eight to ten weeks. sasanquas at the top of the greenhouse steps sasanquas…

…the greenhouse. Retrophyllum Retrophyllum Retrophyllum Another tender one called Secundecarpus. Secundecarpus Michelia flaviflorum with its first two flowers in a greenhouse. Michelia flaviflorum 2023 – CHW Magnolia campbellii nearly full…

…planted blue cedar tree Frosted leaves on the hydrangeas by the Green Gate. The hydrangeas on the main drive still green and unfrosted. Frosted leaves on the hydrangeas 2022 –…

…seeds from the flower stalks. Schefflera delavayi Magnolia lacei (Michelia lacei) is a large leafed evergreen. No flowers with us yet. Magnolia compressa (Michelia compressa) A good young Daphniphyllum macropodum…

…even the evergreen azaleas in Kennel Close. The bite marks are fresh and obvious. azaleas Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ loaded with buds. Magnolia ‘Plum Pudding’ Rhododendron arboreum ssp. cinnamomeum now out…

…Another wander about later in the day to help dissipate the effects of a very good lunch at Burncoose yesterday.Azalea ‘Greenway’ with quite a few pale flowers above the greenhouse….

…glabratus seems to be evergreen as a young plant and becomes deciduous with age. Cotoneaster glabratus Then to the greenhouse. Plenty of buds on the very rare (but said to…

…Ginkgo biloba The leaves on Magnolia dawsoniana are still largely green. Magnolia dawsoniana 2023 – CHW Acer campbellii var. fansipanense.(BSWJ 8270) still with leaves and good colour but not for…

…today. The edges of the leaves remain green to dark green while the centres of the leaves are red and yellow. Eucryphia glutinosa Eucryphia glutinosa 2017 – CHW Correas in…

…this genus to be showing autumn colour in Kennel Close. The rest are all still green. Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana Photinia niitakayamensis with its first cluster of fruits that I…

…x intermedia finally killed off in the drought. Eucryphia x intermedia Here an elderly Eucryphia lucida nearly dead from the drought. Another one by the greenhouse is only alive on…

…Malus species and varieties now down form the greenhouses and at the assembly point for scores more to come up from Burncoose from 5 other nurseries for planting out in…

…was fantastic. I had not seen it before. Tropaeolum A wonderful greenhouse with framed peaches. greenhouse greenhouse Pleached figs opposite the peaches on the greenhouse back wall. [See Georg Ruf’s…

…fangianus just about to flower with light green rounded leaves on arching stems. Cotoneaster fangianus Cotoneaster fangianus Euonymus wilsonii now in full flower and rather striking for a euonymus. Euonymus…

…mix of deep reddish-purple leaves and green new growth. This will become a conical small tree with racemes of small white flowers in may and dark red fruits. Prunus virginiana…

…the odd magnolia. Views Views Pinus montezuma untouched by frost. Pinus montezuma The evergreen Acer oblongifolium with attractive new growth. It struggles here and will not make anything like this….

…Garden. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Azalea ‘Greenway’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’, also in Tin Garden, is quickly making a good sized shrub. Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia longifolia from Tom Hudson…

…The rainstorms brought down a conifer on Laundry Hill. conifer on Laundry Hill Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ full out but with a few branches reverting to green. Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ Below…

…waist level for ages. Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Rhododendron ‘Veryan Bay’ Afrocarpus falcatus with a crop of blue-green new growth (Podocarpus falcatus). Afrocarpus falcatus Afrocarpus falcatus Magnolia x…

…just a few female cones at the very top of the small tree. Picea morrisonicola Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ is better than ‘Olivia’ I think this year. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ A…