…struggling to get away after 10 years or so in too exposed a position. Lithocarpus lepidocarpus Lithocarpus lepidocarpus A wild orchid has popped up by my parents’ golden wedding plaque….

…– JCW One third of the snowdrops open, several wild primroses, Seedling Maximus open, Golden Bell well through the ground,many crocus open; nearly all Engelhard’s poeticus through; many Minimus open,…

…Bill x Golden Oriole. Machrostenem – 8 Reticulata seedlings and Mary W. 1929 – JCW H mollis quite wonderful. Parvifolium is good and nothing else – four weeks of wind…

…parvifolium After all the rain suddenly Golden Scalycap – Pholiota aurivella all over a beech stump that was felled 4 years ago. Pholiota aurivella 2022 – CHW Tin Garden cut…

…chinense at Slip Rail. No flowers out yet on L. tulipifera or the golden variegated form – both on the drive. Liriodendron chinense Attractive new growth on Lindera triloba. Lindera…

…Very garden worthy and attractive. Both these Sorbus were gifts to us from Trevor Green. The adjacent Sorbus ‘Golden Wonder’ is the largest of the three but has no fruits…

…‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Red ‘Obelisk’ Malus ‘Fire Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Donald Wyman’ – good Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ – excellent Malus…

…here. I assume they are all species if they did come from Westonbirt? Left to right: 1. A rounded yellow fruit very similar to the Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ seen in…

…Kinokana’ (Bamboo) Chusquea couleou nicely pruned to show off its stems properly. Chusquea couleou Chusquea couleou Acer negundo ‘Kellys Gold’ with flower and emerging golden leaves. Acer negundo ‘Kellys Gold’…

…move in a few days, Sirius open. 1898 – JCW G mundi opens, also G of Leiden, several Van Thols and Graf tulips show colour. Golden Bell and Sirius out,…