…form of Prunus cerascifera, the cherry plum, which is a small hedging tree native in S. Europe. From a distance I noticed a huge hedgerow of white beside Derrecks Wood…

…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 farm This is a Stewardship…

…excellent. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ is nearly as good a dark colour as ‘Felix Jury’. Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’…

…1979 and named in honour of Captain Collingwood Ingram who was the introducer of many Japanese cherries to UK cultivation. Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Rhododendron gongshanense flowering for…

…Ingram’ Omphalodes cappadocica ‘Cherry Ingram’ Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’. Geranium sanguineum ‘Striatum’ Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’. Hesperantha coccinea ‘Sunrise’ The gingers have still not died down. gingers Newly delivered are a few…

…hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus Kniphofia ‘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’…

…and seeds by hand with no effort. Noticeable however is how much more quickly the new growth has come where there were not flower heads. Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Rhododendron arizelum…

…to Prunus ‘Felix Jury’ really but this one is out much earlier. Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Our best Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ is also suddenly out as well. No…

…Hillier’s but the leaves are indeed privet-like. Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia Sorbus aff. ligustrifolia Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ is a much lighter colour in flower than ‘Felix Jury’. Excellent! Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’…

…Captain Collingwood Ingram (‘Cherry’ Ingram) when the latter sought advice as to what to next when pensioned from serving in the British Indian Army at a young age. (This was…