3rd August
…‘Little Spire’ grew to about 18 inches and had delicate but attractive flowers as you can see. Arguably nicer than Perouskia ‘Blue Spire’. Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little…
…‘Little Spire’ grew to about 18 inches and had delicate but attractive flowers as you can see. Arguably nicer than Perouskia ‘Blue Spire’. Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’ Perouskia atriplicifolia ‘Little…
…autumn colours too with the unusual mixture of red and yellow. Parrotia persica ‘Persian Spire’ Parrotia persica ‘Persian Spire’ Quercus liaotungensis leaves turn brown and hold on the younger trees…
…remained the same size for 20 years. SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ – this plant was a present from Trevor (Yorkshire) Green who grafts sorbus as…
…‘Countess of Haddington’ (indoor grown) Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Pinus wallichiana with cones Pinus wallichiana Pinus wallichiana Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Little Spire’ Chamaecyparis…
…from rose to white with a pink flush. Not many though! Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ has only two clusters of yellow fruits quite high up. Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’…
…completion. Strangely a five minute radio interview with Radio Stoke about how to grow magnolias! Clematis armandii with, as usual, a few autumn flowers on the castle front. Clematis armandii…
…colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn…
…colour autumn colour autumn colour autumn colour autumn colour 2017 – CHW A good crop of seeds to gather on Styrax ‘Emerald Pagoda’. Large flowers and equally large seeds on…
…Lindera triloba seems not to open up properly in flower. Flowers before the leaves. Lindera triloba Lindera lancei (BSWJ 1118) flowering here for the first time after planting last autumn….
…time permitted. Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no sakae’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no sakae’ 2017 – CHW A few autumn colours to look for:Fine autumn colour as usual on Euonymus elatus. I…
…sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ developing into a large shrub. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Autumn colour in a now fully grass cut Kennel Close. Kennel Close in autumn Kennel Close in…
…with autumn tints. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Salix fargesii just turning. Salix fargesii Corylopsis spicata with rich yellow autumn colour on the Main Ride. Corylopsis spicata Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ only…
…smashing in a fortnight but is just hinting at what it can do. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascades’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascades’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘?’ also a drooping habit but the…
…already blown away. This species would have good potential in a different autumn. Acer heldreichii Prunus incisa looks as though it is about to produce a decent show of autumn…
…here than on either of the other juveniles. Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 1960 – FJW Took November Pink, 2 seeds of Reticulata…
…Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’ Cornus alternifolia with its ghostly autumn display. The best autumn colour in the garden today on several trees. This one on the drive. Cornus alternifolia Cornus…
…off. autumn has arrived autumn has arrived autumn has arrived autumn has arrived Our new wedding venue site ‘Above Beach’ is greening up well and all the fencing looks settled…
…turning. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Plenty of flowers still opening on Magnolia grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn colours on Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn…
…nice combination of Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ and Liriodendron tulipifera with their autumn colours at the Four-in-Hand. Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ with its autumn colours below the tower. Prunus ‘Gyoiko’…
…on the point of shedding. Magnolia globosa Autumn colour and swelling seeds on Halesia macgregorii. Halesia macgregorii The usual fine and varied colouring on Rhododendron schlippenbachii. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Good colour…