13th March

…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…

26th March

…on the grower. dwarf 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…

22nd October

…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…

12th November

…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…

30th March

…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…

24th November

…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…

22nd March

…flower. Rhododendron canadense This (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…

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…

6th February 1897 – 2020

…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…

4th December

…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…

15th March 1897 – 2020

…‘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…

15th February 1897 – 2020

…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…

26th December

…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…

7th December

…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…

2nd September

…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…

10th November

…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…

5th November

…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…

23rd October

…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…

3rd August

…aquifolium ‘Myrtifolia’ which would be a good hedging plant. Ilex aquifolium ‘Myrtifolia’ Forsythia ‘Fiesta’ – attractive leaf colouration even without the early season flowers. Forsythia ‘Fiesta’ Cistus ‘Gold Prize’ –…

23rd May

…cantabrigiense ‘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….