13th March

…even manner. Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ out together – yellow and pink! Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x…

26th March

…stellata and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ in Perranwell. Magnolia stellata and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ just coming out. The colour changes as you can see. Rhododendron ‘Loch…

22nd October

…on part of the forsythia beside the gents loos. Last year we saw this after the leaves had fallen and there were far less flowers than here. forsythia forsythia forsythia

12th November

…(?) ‘Lynwood’ nearly full out in mid November. What does this tell us? Another absurdly mild winter? I think I planted this 45 years ago. Forsythia (?) ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia (?)…

Irish trip April 2018

…betulus Forsythia at its best. Forsythia Forsythia Seed pods still holding on Cercis siliquestrum but the seeds have long shed. Cercis siliquestrum A three and a half hour crossing in…

22nd March

…(and other) forsythia had flowers in November. Perhaps some forsythias flower twice a year but I had thought the late autumn flowers were a sign of a mild winter and…

30th March

…is the one pictured. The others have smaller flowers and are not showing at all yet. Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ You will not often see daffodils,…

6th February

…nursery! Forsythia manchurica buds just showing colour. Forsythia manchurica Forsythia manchurica Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ with odd flowers out of season. Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ Euonymus fortunei ‘Wolong Ghost’…

24th November

…to show. Another forsythia Another forsythia This Mexican dahlia species was only planted in the spring. It is already a huge 6ft tall multibranched plant with a woody stem lower…

5th November

…ancient Camellia sasanqua (white form) out together again! Fuchsia and the ancient Camellia sasanqua Forsythia turning yellow then red by the gents loos. Forsythia Sorbus hupehensis (now Sorbus pseudohupehensis) with…