…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….

…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…

…pale yellow bell shaped flowers on long stalks as here. Pittosporum illiciodes var. angustifolium Pittosporum illiciodes var. angustifolium Viburnum taitoense has attractive bronzy new growth. Another of Asia’s successes. Viburnum…

…buds on Schima superba nearly out. Schima superba But still not far advanced yet on Schima khasiana. Schima khasiana Styrax formosanus var. formosanus with a good crop of seeds but…

…rhododendron Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ Rhododendron ‘Broughtonii’ A newly planted Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala (gift from Raf Lenaerts in 2017) with a few flowers. Magnolia cavaleriei var. platypetala Magnolia cavaleriei…