• Exochorda x macrantha on the north side of the pond. Spikes of white flowers

    Rhododendron williamsiana

    Rhododendron williamsiana

  • Sophora microphylla A New Zealand legume, towering out of the sunken courtyard North of the Temperate house
  • Malus x gloriosa ‘Oekonomierat Echtermeyer’; A 1938 introduction at the palm house entrance. Red buds turn deep pink on opening and fade to light pink
  • Berberis darwinii startling orange flowers. Native to Chile and Argentina, Opposite the fern house exit
  • Poncirus trifoliate China, Korea. Covered in white flowers, purple filaments as the petals fade. A dense spiny shrub
  • Pieris formosa, David Chamberlain’s introduction from China in 1975. Full of ivory white, heavily scented flowers and the coloured new growth high in the plant. Also on the Chinese hillside a Ludlow, Sherriff and Elliot collection from 1947
  • In the rock garden, in contrast to these large vigorous plants is the compact Pieris japonica ‘Yakushimanum’
  • The small leaved Rhododendron at the rock garden are impressive, note Rhododendron impeditum 1933 introduction by Rock, dark purple flowers fade lighter
  • Rhododendron williamsianum large pink bell shaped flowers cover these plants, S.W.China and C. Sichuan
  • On the Chinese hillside extension, Rhododendron rigidum, white flower unusual scent, like toilet cleaner
  • Peat walls, Erythronium revolutum and the more delicate Dodecatheon pulchellum, a Ron McBeath collection from 1992, both native to W.N.America
  • Magnolia stellata continues to flower
  • Prunus avium ‘Plena’ superbly sculpted trunk on this tree
  • Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ ground beneath covered by Allium oleraceum, “Field Garlic”
  • Tulipa species in the Alpine house T. maximowiczii, dwarf species, delicate red. T. linifolia yellow flowers, glaucous leaves. Also a collection of Fritillaria species
  • The American Lewisia species are in bud and bloom, delicate to gaudy