…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ looking splendid. Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Rubus tricolor looking good with Erica arborea. Rubus…

…planted this 45 years ago. Forsythia (?) ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia (?) ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia (?) ‘Lynwood’ Stewartia rostrata has dropped most of its purplish black leaves and the autumn colour is gone…

…growing forsythia dwarf growing forsythia 2016 – CHW A ghastly day of high wind and constant rain. Not a day for photography or the garden Easter egg hunt organised for…

…and there were far less flowers than here. forsythia forsythia forsythia A large branch has fallen off the Quercus ilex opposite the front door. Quercus ilex And another bit has…

…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, a bluebell…

…longicarpa 2017 – CHW Another forsythia out in flower in November. This is the second to show. Another forsythia Another forsythia This Mexican dahlia species was only planted in the…

…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…

…the flowers still in bud. snowdrops 2018 – CHW Snow today at the nursery! Forsythia manchurica buds just showing colour. Forsythia manchurica Forsythia manchurica Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ with odd flowers…

…The dwarf Rhododendron canadense just coming into flower. Rhododendron canadense This (and other) forsythia had flowers in November. Perhaps some forsythias flower twice a year but I had thought the…

…flower on the Forsythia which we now know is normal. Forsythia Yet another Magnolia splits in half in the wind since it still has its leaves in December. Our uplifting…

…‘Carolyn Tuttle’ The Forsythia which we saw out unusually early in November is now out again but with only a very few flowers. Forsythia Peace and quiet again after the…

…blown open high up on one of the Michelia doltsopa. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa First forsythia flowers out. We had some secondary flowering on this plant in the autumn as…

…is coming into flower a little later than usual I suspect. A lovely delicate pale yellow. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica First few flowers on the forsythia which I pruned back…

…December. Other nearby magnolias dropped their leaves in the last two weeks. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ First flowers on the forsythia. We saw this sparse early flowering last year as well…

…in the this crevasse in an old tree but they appear to have moved on. hornets nest 2022 – CHW The Forsythia near the gents loo has had a 20…

…last few years a few odd flowers on the forsythia even before the leaf has properly fallen. Why does it do this and is this commonplace? forsythia Cement lorries block…

…Lapageria rosea Fuchsia and the 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…

…on! Forsythia ‘Lynwood’ has surprising red/bronze turning leaves. Forsythia ‘Lynwood’ Rhododendron fragrantissimum is shedding its older leaves in an attractive way. Rhododendron fragrantissimum The second single white sasanqua camellia is…

…stock. Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Myrtifolia’ which would be a good hedging plant. Ilex aquifolium ‘Myrtifolia’ Forsythia ‘Fiesta’ – attractive leaf colouration even without the early season flowers….

…‘Intense’ Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘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…