29th November

…x virgata with orange ripe fruits (yellow before that). Corokia x virgata Corokia x virgata Corokia x virgata ‘Sunsplash’ with red fruits. Corokia x virgata ‘Sunsplash’ Corokia x virgata ‘Sunsplash’…

7th February

…the birds have left alone. berries on the Corokia berries on the Corokia A sickly Rhododendron arboretum post drought below Slip Rail. Rhododendron arboretum Buds with colour on Camellia lutchuensis…

14th October

…‘Sunsplash’ with red berries and a few flowers left. Slightly odd. Corokia x virgata ‘Sunsplash’ Corokia x virgata ‘Sunsplash’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ is putting on a decent autumn show…

26th October

…Nice yellow colours just now appearing on Tilia kiusiana. Tilia kiusiana Berries and flowers on several of the Corokia. Corokia Corokia First flower on Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’. Is…

26th November

…sun. Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ Corokia buddleioides with flowers and unripe seeds. A dull plant perhaps but tough in a cold situation. Corokia buddleioides Corokia buddleioides 2016 – CHW Acer palmatum…

26th March

…attractive bark. Betula ermanii ‘Mt Hokkoda Honshia’ Cupressus lusitanica – another new species to me and dullish! Cupressus lusitanica Cupressus lusitanica Corokia macrocarpa Corokia macrocarpa Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala flowering…

18th April

Corokia x virgata. Corokia x virgata Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ contrasting nicely with Magnolia ‘Limelight’. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Philadelphus sericanthus in flower in the greenhouse. Philadelphus sericanthus Philadelphus sericanthus…

8th May

…sinogrande (CWC 6336) Rhododendron sinogrande (CWC 6336) New leaves on Carpinus polyneura. Carpinus polyneura Corokia buddleioides in flower and also in full exposure. 6-8 feet tall. Corokia buddleioides Buddleja salviifolia…

8th December

…look as attractive as ever. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Plenty of seeds on the Corokia buddleioides which are not quite yet ripe. Corokia buddleioides The leaf sweeping and…