30th August

…belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile. Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ with mature foliage. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Sorbus hedlundii with fruits. Sorbus hedlundii…

29th May

…its first flowers – Philadelphus satsumi. No great scent. Philadelphus satsumi Philadelphus satsumi Sorbus dunnii with its first flower head. Sorbus dunnii Sorbus dunnii Asia has grown a fine amaryllis

4th October

…the drought. Rhododendron pachysanthum Sinowilsonia henryi with early autumn colour in the late afternoon sun. This multi-stemmed? shrub has done very little in shade in 30 years. Sinowilsonia henryi Amaryllis

14th November

…campestre ‘Red Shine’ 2022 – CHW I bought some bulbs of Amaryllis belladonna crossed with Nerine in the spring. Only one has flowered in the first year. The RHS have…

18th September

…In the till area some startling Amaryllis belladonna or so they are labelled? Could they in fact be Nerine? Amaryllis belladonna Different coloured berries on Pyracantha starting to colour up….

20th September

…have collapsed as seed sets. Eucomis bicolor A white flowered form of Amaryllis belladonna is out below the dining room window. Should be pink ones soon too shortly. Amaryllis belladonna…

25th September

…the show tunnel. Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Field grown Amaryllis belladonna below the show tunnel. Amaryllis belladonna Osmanthus heterophyllus just out at Caerhays – the record tree. Osmanthus heterophyllus First…

26th September

…early autumn colour which was fantastic.A second flowering on Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum as the leaves turn purple. Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Amaryllis belladonna and Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ make…