11th November

…its best autumn colour. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ This Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ was cut back hard two years ago. A few flowers only…

10th May

…glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ is growing into a really colourful tree. I think I prefer this to ‘Goldrush’. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Staphylea bumalda has a couple…

8th April

…full flower. Ours has not yet. Prunus maakii ‘Amber Beauty’ Prunus maakii ‘Amber Beauty’ Darmera peltata in flower with no leaf. Darmera peltata Taxus baccata ‘Rushmore’ – tiny leaves. Taxus…

25th April

…three leylandii blew over. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Aesculus neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ – superb new growth which radically changes colour as it emerges. Aesculus neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ Aesculus…

17th May

…glowing in the sun. What an excellent plant this is here growing in a damp spot where a drive side drain empties. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’…

31st October

…this far. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Acer palmatum ‘Inazuma’ catches the sun. With us this variety is best in the autumn. Acer palmatum ‘Inazuma’ Cornus kousa…

5th April

…growth in a cold exposed position. Catkins are over. Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ Betula utilis ‘Doorenbos’ (‘Snow Queen’) living up to its…

21st November

…hours with its full yellow show and is now dropping fast. Four-in-Hand Sorbus wilsoniana with a fine show. Sorbus wilsoniana 2020 – CHW We planted this Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’…

3rd November

…williamsii Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ is performing much as ‘Gold Rush’ seen last week. Not bad in the sun but not outstanding. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’…

13th May

…Chelsea. Rhododendron kuisianum and Rhododendron ovatum as well as Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ and Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ are possibles.Although late in the day the new Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ has just…

17th July

…fact three garden centres only a mile or so apart near Arreton.Passiflora caerulea ‘Snow Queen’ rather better than the more common Passiflora ‘Constance Elliot’. Passiflora caerulea ‘Snow Queen’ Passiflora caerulea…

23rd May

…Hayward RCMG with posy for the Queen – Photo Courtesy of Sally. Queen’s Visit – Photo Courtesy of Sally. Then we get to the royal visit. The RHS say they…

2nd August

…a pure white ‘red hot poker’ before. Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Olearia virgata, I think, in flower in the rain. Olearia virgata, Sorbaria tomentosa (possibly) var angustifolia with…

19th February

…issued an amber warning for Wales and the south of England on Thursday. By Friday morning this had become a ‘very rare’ red warning. My guess is that ‘reds’ will…

16th July

…is a perennial. Senecio jacobaea Senecio jacobaea Hypericum androsaemum, Sweet Amber, is a native shrubby perennial. The nursery sells improved forms of this Hypericum species but I have seldom seen…

10th December

…snapped off and covered in blown leaves. columnar oak snapped off A large leylandii has crushed the Metasequoia ‘Amber Glow’. large leylandii The worst problem is all the leaves that…

16th December

…The plant beside it has survived being just a bit more out of the wind. Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum snapped off The leylandii burnt up but leaving Metasequoia ‘Amber Glow’ without its…

15th October

…Kennel Close. Perhaps this liquidamber does not have exciting autumn colour? Time will tell. Liquidamber acalycina Liquidamber acalycina Liquidamber acalycina 1997 – FJW Housemartins still here. 1959 – FJW Flower…

25th March 1897 – 2020

…particularly unique but nice enough. Queen Mother’s magnolia Queen Mother’s magnolia Another towering Magnolia sargentiana var robusta which you get a perfect view of from the churchyard and village. Magnolia…

21st September

…in a rather exposed, but prominent, situation. Blue Cedar The Queen Mother’s magnolia (seedling) was planted by her near George’s Hut on 11th April 1981. Queen Mother’s magnolia I have…