30th April

…hard to photograph. Magnolia wilsonii Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ (williamsianum hybrid) fades from pink to light pink as does its parent. Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ Azalea…

17th February

…magnolia front which is good. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling In Forty Acres a mature seedling which looks more like a Magnolia mollicomata seedling than a campbellii seedling. I have never seen…

28th July

…flower than our Abutilon ‘Ashford Red’ and taller growing. About 10-12ft tall here and free standing in shelter. Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ 2015 – CHW…

8th May

…showing as yet and not the yellow flowers. Lonicera involucrata We just felled the dead Malus hupehensis by the garden entrance which came as a seedling from Werrington. I was…

23rd February

…large ones opening flat. You do not of course want the flowers for foliage sales. Camellia japonica seedlings Camellia japonica seedlings Camellia japonica seedlings Camellia japonica seedlings This Magnolia ‘Lanarth’…

26th April

…showing. A dwarf variety with huge flowers. Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ AGM Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ AGM Rhododendron xichangense is a rare new introduction. Tiny plant but not a bad flower. Rhododendron…

17th September

…‘Bow Bells’ Rhododendron ‘Bow Bells’ Ternstroemia gymnanthera has attractive red secondary new growth and is now well away 18 months after planting. Our first Ternstroemia so I must look up…

9th May

…fairly rare for us to see self-sown seedlings emerging but after last summer’s heat copper beech, birch and conifer seedlings have appeared on mossy banks above the fernery. self-sown seedlings…

4th March

…‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ Magnolia campbellii alba seedling with the huge flowers. Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia campbellii alba seedling Magnolia…

14th May

…granddaughter, Rebecca flew him down to Newquay as his Christmas present and they stayed in the Rabbit Warren. John Whitehead John Whitehead John Whitehead A self-sown seedling of Aesculus wilsonii…