July is the month for all things white contrasting with the many, shapes, textures and shades of green provided by the huge variety of trees and shrubs in the garden.
The Styraxs, Stuartias, Cornus and Philadelphus are in flower and the Eucryphias will soon follow. The garden is also carpeted with wildflowers attracting clouds of butterflies. There are many dragonflies to be seen on the ponds.
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| Styrax japonica |
with pure white flowers. A native of
Japan, China and Korea, it was probably first
introduced to Britain from China by
Wilson although seed was also collected
by Pere Farges in 1898.
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| Cornus kousa |
Japan and also a Wilson introduction in
1907. A beautiful tree with showy white
bracts. The large tree here at High Beeches
was badly damaged in the storm of l987
but is now almost fully recovered.
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| Stuartia rostrata |
High Beeches has the National Collection
of Stuartias although it is a struggle to
grow the American plants here. Both
rostrata and pseudocamellia are in flower
and the monodelphas and sinensis will soon follow. All are beautiful trees, flowering well with camellia like flowers and good autumn colour.
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