29th July

…two more dying Agave americana. Agave americana Agave americana Chitalpa tashkentensis flowering sparsely as a small tree on a hot dry bank. Chitalpa tashkentensis Chitalpa tashkentensis Eucomis bicolor in an…

27th June

…week. Hydrangeas for Hampton Court Chitalpa tashkentensis nicely in flower for the stand with back up plants of a similar size to sell. Chitalpa tashkentensis Another huge water butt collecting…

7th July

…with its aromatic fluffy white flowers. Blepharocalyx cruckshankii Chitalpa tashkentensis which is usually a shy flowered at a young age. Chitalpa tashkentensis Indigofera howellii flowering earlier than usual this summer….

2nd August

Chitalpa taskentensis in flower on a hot sunny bank. A tender and difficult plant even in Cornwall which I have only ever seen in flower before in pots in the…

19th August

…elatus Cyrtanthus elatus 2020 – CHW A few things looking excellent in the nursery today: Liriope muscari Liriope muscari Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’ Digitalis ‘Goldcrest’ Sedum ‘Red Cauli’ Sedum ‘Red Cauli’ Chitalpa

11th October

…Euonymus planipes Aesculus flava’s autumn performance. Aesculus flava Chitalpa tashkentensis still full of flower. Chitalpa tashkentensis Franklinia alatamaha with bud and flower. Franklinia alatamaha Franklinia alatamaha Lithocarpus lepidocarpus with bronzy…

30th July

…Purple’ A few flowers on a batch of young Chitalpa tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’. Catalpa duclouxii Fruits already on Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’. Nearly, but not quite, edible. Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn…