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…
…‘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…
…‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Still decent flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’ as they usually are in May. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ and Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ are not usually…
…– CHW A tour of Old Park with 2 of the 4 grandchildren; Isla and Bea.Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ – another one out in the Kitchen Garden. Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ The…
…sp. nova (Crug 15165) Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ has its first flower today. Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ 2023 – CHW Mature and immature female cones on Araucaria bidwillii (or A….
…at its best and now layered for posterity. Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xantocodon Purpurellum Group with a few flowers. This is borderline with…
…short lived in a garden context where it always looks a bit ‘miffy’ except perhaps when in flower. Azaleodendron ‘Hardijzer Beauty’ Azaleodendron ‘Hardijzer Beauty’ Azalea ‘Pink Pancake’ – an evergreen…
…evergreen leaves? Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ now into leaf. It will get darker yet. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Juglans major has interesting new growth. As nice as…
…Caviar’ Melicytis obovatus is now almost a small tree – albeit multi-stemmed. Melicytis obovatus Tail end flowers on Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Flowers on…
…Ucodendron whatonii Ucodendron whatonii Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ in bud and flower. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ What I am now certain is the…
…providing you catch the flowers as they just emerge from the very black buds and ahead of the leaves. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia…
…Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron concinnum – great purple but the flowers have a more open form than the Burncoose plant by the pond and…
…plants for different locations for autumn planting.Fruit on Viburnum nudum ‘Pink Beauty’. Viburnum nudum ‘Pink Beauty’ I was impressed with the first flowers on Malus trilobata. Here are the first…
…Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ Daphne bholua ‘Gurka’ Daphne bholua ‘Gurka’ Daphne bholua ‘Gurka’ Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty’ Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty’ Daphne bholua ‘Spring Beauty’…
…Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Rhododendron fargesii Azaleodendron ‘Hardijzer Beauty’ always looks perfect in a pot but is usually a scruffy plant when mature. Short lived too. Azaleodendron ‘Hardijzer Beauty’ Azaleodendron…
…been cut back at least twice to reshoot in their lifetimes. paler form Then a darker one. darker one Then paler again. paler again The clump by the Pseudopanax laetus…
…erect bush. Desmodium elegans Dicentra scandens just out. Dicentra scandens Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ looking superb. Should it be blue? Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House…
…Vera’ Camellia japonica ‘Sacco Vera’ Camellia japonica ‘Woodsii’ Camellia japonica ‘Woodsii’ Magnolia ‘Dark Shadow’ on a Crown Estates exhibit. Magnolia ‘Dark Shadow’ Camellia japonica ‘Matterhorn’ is one we need to…
…We needed website photos. Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’ Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’. Flowering with the…
…Snowball’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ has a squat habit. Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’. Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real…
…and Erigeron karvinskianus Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’. Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ is one which we should stock. Very reliable in the Cornish damp! Rosa…