6th April

…developed a proper leader and is going ahead. For years it flopped over breaking every stake. Taiwania cryptomerioides Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ in the Isla Rose. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Viburnum taitoense…

22nd May

…‘tent’. Mrs Williams and Mrs Clarke Mary Berry and a BBC producer using our stand for filming. I have met Mary before and she is exceptionally pleasant. Mary Berry We…

19th July

…nets and plastic covers. They produce a tonne of cherries a day in season. Quite delicious! Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry farm Godshill cherry

12th May

…is just producing its flowers and will be fine. Perfect even! What a colour contrast. Corydalis ‘Berry Exciting’ Corydalis ‘Berry Exciting’ Argyranthemum ‘Raspberry Ruffles’ is a new introduction to us…

11th July

…‘Mango Popsicle’ – an attractive colour. Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ with dark brownish leaves and contrasting bright flowers. Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ Geranium…

15th January 1897- 2020

…yew berry fell here or was deposited into the fibrous trunk, perhaps by a mouse, and has been growing away quite happily for five or six years by the look…

31st May

…coming out. Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ has been in bud for weeks but now finally out. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ Nothing quite compares to Deutzia ‘Strawberry Fields’ by…

27th August

…good crop of eventually black seeds. Ligustrum confusum 2021 – CHW A nursery visit to check how the improvements were progressing there.Berry in full colour on Sorbus hupehensis already in…

2nd October

…bud visible already for next spring. Paulownia fortunei Paulownia fortunei Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13468) has made huge growth. Ilex aff. gagnepainiana (FMWJ 13468) Plenty of berry on Sorbus hupehensis…

3rd October

…gets planted. A gift from Raf. Magnolia figo x Magnolia champaca Reddish secondary new growth on Phoebe sheareri (bought from Nick Locke). Phoebe sheareri Morella pensylvanica – the Kartesz Bayberry,

1st September

…I. opaca, I. kingiana, I. koehneana or I. latifolia since all 4 grow nearby. Since the holly berry germinated in behind the thick pine bark it was probably hidden there…

14th February

…of berry on the hollies here in mid-February implying the mild winter which we have had with few migrating birds. plenty of berry on the hollies Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ a…

17th July

…Rookery. Attractive red new growth. Quercus pinnativenulosa Quercus pinnativenulosa Holly berry forming on the ancient Ilex dipyrena above Rookery Nursery bed. Holly berry Cotoneaster fangianus with its last flowers and…

18th July

…New plants seen were:Digitalis ‘Cherry Brandy’ – growing to about 18’’ in a pot. Digitalis ‘Cherry Brandy’ Digitalis ‘Cherry Brandy’ Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s Pink Mist’ was attractive and a candidate for…

27th April

…Paeonia mlokosewitschii Tilia paucicostata which we have recently planted in Tin Garden. Deutzia ‘Cherry Dream’ in the Hilliers Garden Centre. Deutzia ‘Cherry Dream’ Quercus longistyla was a gift from Thomas…

13th July

…variety this is? Penstemon blackbird Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’ is very effective. We have stocked this for a couple of years but I have never seen it in maturity. Heuchera ‘Cherry

15th May

cherry unknown cherry The Rhododendron kiusianum hybrid is very fine and a huge plant well worth propagating. We saw pink and white forms at Windsor but none quite as pretty…

21st April

…Rhododendron moorii First flowering here of Magnolia ‘Lu Shan’. A purchase from Cherry Tree nursery and strongly recommended by them. Magnolia ‘Lu Shan’ Magnolia ‘Lu Shan’ The view across Hovel…

29th March

…Opal’ x M. sprengeri var elongata). Magnolia ‘Angel’s Landing’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ form Lunaplant (M. ‘Purple Globe’ x M. ‘Joe McDaniel’). An odd but not unpleasant colour mix. Magnolia ‘Strawberry

30th September

…roe deer on this weeping cherry. weeping cherry weeping cherry Sorbus prattii with just two clusters of white berries. Sorbus prattii Photinia villosa var. zollingeri rather sparsely berried. Photinia villosa…