6th April

…it was blackthorn or sloe (Prunus spinosa) but, close up, these are small hedgerow cherries with striped cherry bark and no thorns. The blackthorn is growing in amongst the cherry

19th July

…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…

11th July

…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’…

15th May

…last week. unknown 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…

21st April

…Rhododendron moorii Rhododendron moorii 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’…

30th September

…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 var….

29th March

…var. tonkinensis. Magnolia (Michelia) floribunda var. tonkinensis Exciting moment! The first time I have ever seen Maddenia hypoleuca in flower. Cherry like leaves and introduced by Ernest Wilson in 1907….

13th July

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

18th July

…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 next year’s catalogue. Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s…

15th October

…Philadelphus pekinensis were only planted in 2015. Philadelphus pekinensis This Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ has developed slowly after planting in 2020. Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ This…