…‘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…

…basically a creeping, suckering, rockery plant but here top-grafted so it has remained the same size for 20 years. SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ SORBUS ‘Hilling Spire’ Sorbus ‘Hilling Spire’ – this…

…‘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…

…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 pictures collage of…

…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 lancei (BSWJ 1118) flowering here for the first time after planting last autumn. Leaves with the flowers. Lindera lancei (BSWJ 1118) Lindera lancei (BSWJ 1118) Magnolia ‘Sprite Rite’ one…

…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…