…yet on ‘Fairy White’ or ‘Fairy Blush’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile in full flower and developing well. Daphniphyllum macropodum var. humile Rhododendron ‘Red Centurian’ nearly over. Rhododendron…

…protistum var giganteum Rhododendron protistum var giganteum Rhododendron protistum var giganteum Rhododendron protistum var giganteum This seems closest to Rhododendron rothschildii but I might have muddled it with a nearby…

…‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum (as in rhodo species pocket guide) (? var. atrorubens as on label) just out. We need to remember to propagate this…

…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…

…years. Philadelphus pekinensis Philadelphus pekinensis Gardens closed now so the squirrel traps can come back into the open and an early catch here. squirrel traps Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii with…

…tour 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…

…japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ A young Styrax formosanus var. formosanus in the new Styrax/Stewartia glade performing adequately but not overdoing it yet. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Styrax formosanus var. formosanus Three Escallonia…

…so far. The leaves have a pronounced purplish hue. Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa psilocalyx is clearly the most…

…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…

…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….