5th May

‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ slowly emerging into colour. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Ilex yunnanensis with new growth and flower showing. I saw…

1st July

…a young plant in Kennel Close. Acer cappadocium ‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocium ‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocium ‘Aureum’ Half of this Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ died last autumn. Now it is having a secondary show…

1st April

‘Aureum’ Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ The view of the various michelias from Donkey Shoe. view of the various michelias Rhododendron ‘Anne Teese’ from Glendoick just coming out. The ‘smellies’ are early….

8th April

…Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ similarly effective for the care article. Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ Prunus incisa ‘Omoinoyama’ Prunus incisa ‘Omoinoyama’ Lindera triloba just in flower. Lindera triloba Rhododendron ‘Princess…

21st April

…for six to eight weeks. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ now in full leaf a week after we saw it last. Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ Fallen flowers of Camellia ‘Brigadoon’…

8th September

…donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ in full flower. Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis 2016…

9th April

…‘Elizabeth’ Nice fresh growth on Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’. Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ Today’s care articles that I have been writing included euonymus so here is a quick review of the species…

17th April

…formosanus Isopogon formosanus Photinia ‘Louise’ Photinia ‘Louise’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ Ceanothus ‘Puget Blue’ Ceanothus ‘Puget Blue’ Two camellias still…

11th May

…several Wilsonii flowers open. Double crimsons not yet open. 1927 – JCW Roylii cinnabarinum are open and so Auklandii but [?] forms are over. Aureum is very good. Recurvas and…

12th May

…Meliosma pungens We missed this acer on last weekend’s Maple Society tour – Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’. Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Another Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’. Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Maddenia…

20th August

…var. formosana is making good headway. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ flowering high up. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ with striking secondary new…

3rd November

…different autumn colours. Enkianthus serrulatus 2023 – CHW Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ with some yellow leaves but most already blown away. Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Sorbus hedlundii (KR 1801A) now virtually leafless…

15th February 1897 – 2020

…this species with relatively few flowers. Rhododendron grande Rhododendron grande Rhododendron aureum is out in the greenhouse. This species is much mentioned in JCW’s garden diary notes but is not…

13th May

…Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ – plastered in flower. Almost a rockery plant (aureum x hanceanum). Caerhays bred. Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ an old hybrid probably unavailable…

18th May

…The small Nicholosiana has 4 wonderful flowers about 6 in across, the big plant Nicholsiana just opening, it looks well. The big Parviflora never looked better. R aureum is very…