7th March 1897 – 2020

…armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Asia had been telling me how good Camellia reticulata ‘Valentine Day’ was below Rookery Path. Here is the proof. It is an American…

20th March

…seen for 40 years. Worcester College reunion Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ below the greenhouse was one Roy Lancaster commented upon. The true ‘Apple Blossom’ is rare in cultivation. Clematis armandii…

6th May

…mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ is not that wonderful either! Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ The early spring lambs are coming on well. Early spring lambs Is this a…

26th May

…of newer (10 to 15 years) Millais plants. Azalea mollis ‘Drim Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Drim Oosthoek’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’ Azalea mollis ‘Apple Blossom’Rather pale single…

4th June

…photograph Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ in flower for years and suddenly here it is. Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ Landscaping work for my cousin on the north Cornish coast. Still…

16th March

…by Arnold Dance about 40 years ago. Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ is suddenly out. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ First colour…

28th November

…sasanqua clump First flower on Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ rather earlier than usual. Three flowers only and just singletons. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Escallonia rubra var macrantha strangely full out…

10th February

…had considered C. ‘Apple Blossom’ or C. x williamsii ‘Burncoose Apple Blossom’ but the latter is a mounded tight bush.] Camellia ‘Christmas Daffodil’ Camellia ‘Christmas Daffodil’ The snowdrops once from…

5th April

…sells C. glabra but this isn’t it! Amelanchier Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ on the wall making a fine show today. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Philotheca myoporoides – Gin and Tonic…

17th April

…has few flowers this year. Magnolia ‘Pickards Garnet’ The Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ in the Auklandii Garden is at its best today. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Surprise’ Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ is now…

13th May

…‘Blue Note’ and the leaves have quite a scent too. Salvia gregii ‘Blue Note’ An old favourite but some years the flowers are already over – Primula japonica ‘Apple Blossom’….

31st July

…was Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’ although similar to Escallonia ‘Peach Blossom’ and Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’. Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’ Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’ 2015 – CHW A bit of research into meliosma reveals…

6th February 1897 – 2020

…on Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ about on a par to last year’s sighting. Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Sycopsis tutcheri seems fully evergreen and now with red flowers which are actually…

8th July

…well. Victoria plums Crab apples formed but far from ripe. crab apple A small red fruited crab apple. crab apple A golden hop dominates an apple tree. golden hop Flowers…

28th September

…an English Oak Abundant fruit on a wild crab apple growing in a roadside hedge. Crab apple jelly was to be made before the apples properly dropped. Crab apple Crab…

12th April

…stamens but others are more semi double with stamens and some have no stamens at all and are almost formal, albeit small, double flowers. Camellia ‘Candy Apple’ Camellia ‘Candy Apple’…

15th October

…Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ has developed slowly after planting in 2020. Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ This Diospyros kaki was planted in 2013. A few hints of…

29th September

…Malus ‘Royal beauty’ Malus ‘Royal beauty’ Malus ‘Royalty Malus ‘Royalty’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Rising sun’ with a great show on the sales point. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Rising sun’ Escallonia ‘Peach Blossom’ still…

31st May

Blossom’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Deutzia longifolia (White Form) Deutzia longifolia (White Form) This is another Pittosporum adaphniphylloides which was also leafless and which is not yet in…

4th May

…Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ now full out. Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Rhododendron zaleucum is now about 10ft. Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron zaleucum Aextoxicon punctatum is making a…