2nd June

…40 cars and 100 people turned up. Not bad for a parish of only 75! Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon…

11th November

…Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ has changed colours in the four days. The red is going and more yellow now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascade’ has had its…

29th July

…Kniphofia caulescens from South Africa at its best. Kniphofia caulescens Kniphofia caulescens Canna ‘Bonfire’ full out. Canna ‘Bonfire’ Canna ‘Bonfire’ Canna ‘Bonfire’ Even larger and more mature flower heads on…

23rd April

…with 3 of the grandchildren. A bonfire with 3 of the grandchildren A bonfire with 3 of the grandchildren A Magnolia ‘Honey Belle’. Magnolia ‘Honey Belle’ Magnolia ‘Honey Belle’ Lindera…

10th September

…starting to turn to its wonderful autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early…

20th October

…for now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa aquatica is still green all over. 2016 – CHW The seed heads on Viburnum betulifolium are ripe and some…

20th December

…gets burnt. Stumps out shortly and then ready for replanting. Leylandii bonfire Leylandii bonfire Uplifting the beech tree shelter belt and the top of Kennel Close. Beech uplifting Beech uplifting…

15th September

…ago. A quick change around. Vaccinum cylindraceum 2018 – CHW Smoke from the huge bonfire in Dry Walls drifts down the valley and over the pond. We are clear felling…

15th January

Next Day > < Previous Day View 15th January 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW A bonfire of the fallen Pinus…

10th November

…‘Wisley Bonfire’ with a reasonable show but the other 3 Nyssas here have been blown away already. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Escallonia bifida also with a decent flush of secondary…

3rd November

…cinnabarinum subsp. xanthocodon Concatenans Group. What a mouthfall of a name. It was once just Rh. concatenans! Rhododendron cinnabarinum subsp. xanthocodon Concatenans Group Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ getting going properly…

17th September

…Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’. Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ And on Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’. Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ starting to turn properly autumnal. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Mahonia…

4th September

…not seen this before. Diospyros lotus Oxydendrum arboreum now out in flower. Slow to come out from when we last saw it. Oxydendrum arboreum Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ with great…

9th May

…away with delight. Two green woodpeckers on the lawn chasing ants.A bonfire to clear a space to plant our Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers in the autumn where a beech tree…

24th April

…and look at some other possibilities. [I found the answer: it is ‘Sundance’!] yellow magnolia yellow magnolia yellow magnolia yellow magnolia A big bonfire of an old dead yew and…

22nd April

…eat something like this? What animal eats this? Phillyrea angustifolia Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ looking great. Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ is new to our catalogue. Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ Epimedium…

18th March

…japonica ‘Bonfire’ just has a slight hint of pink in its buds but I assume the name refers to the very red new growth. Pieris japonica ‘Bonfire’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ –…

4th November

…warm but dry location. Camptotheca acuminata Camptotheca acuminata Camptotheca acuminata A couple of Nyssa trees not performing terribly well. The redder one is ‘Wisley Bonfire’. Nyssa trees Nice ripening seedpods…

25th January 1897 – 2020

bonfire near other plants. Shield them from the heat with large cut laurel stems. laurel stems laurel stems 2019 – CHW Michael and Tim have been burning up windblown leylandii…

13th January 1897- 2020

…This is what happens when you plant a Fraxinus excelsior ‘Jaspidea’ too close to a bonfire. I fear the tree may succumb to ash dieback disease soon anyway. Fraxinus excelsior…