…sown itself copiously which we thought was Cornus bretschneideri. When we gave a seedling to Hillier’s they soon put us right and said it is Cornus controversa. Cornus controversa Cornus…

…camellias around it. Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’ Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’ Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’ This Cornus kousa had no name when planted in 1998. After consulting Mr Cappiello and…

…unlike the one we saw two days ago at Caerhays. Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ which is not much different….

…Salvia Salvia Salvia Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ just flecking with pink before going redder. Quite a sight today. Planted 2001 in the x veitchii clearing then. Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ Cornus kousa…

…but so it ‘Samantha’. Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ just going over but a good flowering year above the Auklandii. Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ Cornus kousa ‘Weberi’ a bit…

…kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus hongkongensis. Cornus hongkongensis 2024 – CHW Rain overnight and a very wet day tomorrow. What a contrast to the last two dry summers. The…

…Shoe. Two more Cornus kousas: Cornus kousa ‘WCBCRI’ Cornus kousa ‘WCBCRI’ Cornus kousa ‘WCBCRI’ – that is what it says on the label! This may be a breeder’s number, our…

…every year but it is starting now to go over. Cornus ‘Venus’ Cornus ‘Venus’ Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ in flower. Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa…

…Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus hongkongensis still not full out. Cornus hongkongensis Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ has plenty of flowers but you have to burrow your…

…Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ has dark red fruits which are now falling off in the wind. Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ Cornus kousa ‘Wendle Weeping’ Cornus kousa…

…shade and another good cornus to grow. Hidden previously by the aucuba hedge. Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ has very dark green foliage and is…

…its best show. This is, I think, the best value of any of the C. kousa varieties. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus…

…the rootstock so that only a variegated twig remains. We did not notice the problem in time. Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Sorbus…

…daffodils to die down. Kennel Close Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ just coming. Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Deutzia longifolia now full out. Deutzia longifolia…

…Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ with few flowers this year. Planted 2006. Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ Cornus kousa ‘China Doll’ Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’ looking superb with the…

…bracts just turning pink. A spreading pendulous habit. Cornus kousa ‘Summer Stars’ Cornus kousa ‘Summer Stars’ Cornus kousa ‘Schmetterling’ only has a few on the very tips of its spreading…

…flowers with us. They seem to start pinker and fade. Large bracts. Cornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’ Cornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’ Cornus alternifolia covered in bees and full out. Cornus alternifolia…

…A. Trees and larger shrubs Calycanthus floridus [ALONGSIDE] Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ Calycanthus floridus Calycanthus raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ Cornus ‘Venus’ with its numerous gigantic white bracts. [ALONGSIDE] Cornus kousa ‘Milky…

…Myoporum laetum Myoporum laetum Cornus angustata ‘Empress of China’ starting to flower properly. Cornus angustata ‘Empress of China’ Cornus angustata ‘Empress of China’ Styrax japonicus ‘Farges Belle’. Styrax japonicus ‘Farges…

…one is now huge as you can see. Escallonia tucumanensis Escallonia tucumanensis Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ looking as good as ‘Wisley Queen’ yesterday. Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ Cornus kousa ‘Rasen’ Cornus kousa…