27th April

…purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ just out. Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Still one decent flower left on Magnolia…

29th September

…Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ plastered in seed pods. Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ Cestrum nocturnum flowering away well. Cestrum nocturnum Sorbus ‘Autumn Fire’ with fruit but, as yet, no autumn colour….

10th May

…Malus hupehensis ‘Arie Mauritz’. Malus hupehensis ‘Arie Mauritz’ Malus baccata. Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus ‘Rudolph’. Malus ‘Rudolph’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x…

9th June

…a gold medal only £575! Burncoose stand Burncoose stand Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ Cyathia cooperi Cyathia cooperi Good use of Primula and…

8th October

…purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Cornus capitata laden with fruits as usual. Cornus capitata A side branch blown out on Mangolia ‘Daphne’. Mangolia ‘Daphne’ Acer japonicum starting…

9th May

…Rhododendron chapmanii settling in well. Rhododendron chapmanii Malus purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ developing splendidly well. A tremendous show in Kennel Close. Malus purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ The nearly…

25th April

…now flowering well on its drooping branches. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ looking superb too. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Betula…

24th April

…‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Paul Hauber’. Malus ‘Paul Hauber’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’. Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ 2022 – CHW I thought I heard a cuckoo earlier…

2nd April

…but presumably this will be evident in the new growth. Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ Distylum myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ A quick trip to Old Park to view the magnolias in a…

11th February

…had not. Ripe and juicy! Lonicera crassifolia Distylium myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ – I had not seen this properly in flower before. Distylium myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ 2022 – CHW Flowers nearly…

18th February

…not quite as good. Nandina domestica ‘Woods Dwarf’ Syzygium paniculatum ‘Newport’ with minor frost damage. Trim out with no problem. Syzygium paniculatum ‘Newport’ Leptospermum scoparium ‘Pink Cascade’ with a few…

13th April

…2018 – CHW At the nursery for various meetings on an overcast day.The new Distyllum racemosum ‘Blue Cascade’ has attractive new growth now. Distyllum racemosum ‘Blue Cascade’ Prunus autumnalis ‘Rosea’…

15th April

…Ilex spinigera Distylium myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ making good growth despite the attention of the deer. Distylium myricoides ‘Blue Cascade’ More laurel to dig out to enlarge and extend this clearing….

9th October

…tanacetifolia Crataegus heldreichii looks fairly ordinary by comparison. Crataegus heldreichii Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ with a few fruits. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia…

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…

8th December

…rankanensis Leptospermum scoparium ‘Pink Cascade’ surprisingly full out. It has its seasons muddled in this mild wet autumn. Leptospermum scoparium ‘Pink Cascade’ As does Cestrum ‘Cretan Purple’. Cestrum ‘Cretan Purple’…

14th February 1897 – 2020

…a cascade as yet!Two 2003 (and one earlier) plants of Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ (‘Okame’ to us!), a Collingwood Ingram cherry hybrid, are just out by the tower. Hillier’s says…