23rd May

…‘Intense’ Rhododendron ‘Stardust Pink’ (stenophyllum ‘Linearifolium’ refined a bit) Rhododendron ‘Stardust Pink’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’ Armeria pseudoarmeria ‘Dreamland’ came second. Armeria pseudoarmeria ‘Dreamland’ Iris sibirica…

19th June

…sun so some of these pictures may well be crap. Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra Deutzia pulchra In Old Park a new discovery never seen by me before. A huge mature…

14th October

…has very ripe berries which are starting to fall. I saw these first last year but they were not then as ripe as this. Another Crug Farm discovery. Cotoneaster hualiense…

30th March

…Magnolia nitida. Magnolia nitida Then the discovery of the day/ week – Halleria lucida from South Africa with loads of flowers and berries. The berries have yet to go black…

16th February

…the trumpets and those which are almost pure white in flower. A pleasing discovery. Jaimie cocked up the naming too. Rhododendron moorii is next door and obviously different as well…

12th January

…of frost not a ‘record’ which will probably last very long. Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’ in a nursery bed. Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’ Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’ Another interesting historical discovery. 2023 –…

8th September

…Hoheria angustifolia 2018 – CHW This is a discovery! A mature evergreen euonymus species which I had never noticed before and will need to get identified. Can anyone help? One…