4th September

‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus schraderiana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus schraderiana ‘Fire Ball’ Sorbus japonica with fruits forming amid the silvery leaves. Odd colour to the fruit but I expect it will change…

29th December

…or large shrubs which were planted in 2007. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ Hilliers says that ‘Oconee’ has better colours that ‘Gum Ball’. This evidence would suggest the reverse. Interestingly ‘Red…

15th June

…Caerhays flower festival “Warleggan’s Bank” with coins and yellow lilies. “Warleggan’s Bank” “Warleggan’s Bank” ‘Grand Ball’ – Shasta daisies and Veronicastrum I think in the centre. ‘Grand Ball’ ‘Grand Ball’…

25th August

…plenty of callousing but no roots. A dry summer to blame or does it just take longer than we hoped? aerial ball layers aerial ball layers A secondary flower on…

31st August

…acuta Crataegus combyi now fully ripe and splendid in the sun. Crataegus combyi Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ likewise. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’…

16th August

…price. As ever the nursery ends up carrying the can for being efficient. drought struck specimen box ball drought struck specimen box ball All 40-50 year old beech in the…

3rd December

…Eucalyptus simmosii 2020 – CHW The garden in the sun keeps you sane as lockdown ends.Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ has an unusual shrubby and conical habit as here but it…

11th January

…up starts The clear up starts Above Crinodendron Hedge the largest root ball ever? Above Crinodendron Hedge the largest root ball ever Above Crinodendron Hedge the largest root ball ever…

25th April 1897 – 2020

…become better but it isn’t bad now. Betula utilis ‘Wakehurst Place Chocolate’ Betula utilis ‘Wakehurst Place Chocolate’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ just coming out into flower. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’…

10th May

…‘Butterball’. Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Brandywine’ – a double flower and unbelievably good! Malus ‘Brandywine’ Malus ‘Brandywine’ Malus ‘Brandywine’ Malus transitoria ‘Thornhayes Tansy’. Malus transitoria ‘Thornhayes Tansy’ Malus transitoria…

20th July

…brachytyla Picea brachytyla Then several Crataegus species with fruits: Crataegus wattiana performing well for the first time. Crataegus wattiana Crataegus wattiana Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus…

3rd August

…Sisyrinchium ‘E K Balls’ – almost a rockery plant but striking blue flowers in profusion. We used to stock other dwarf sisyrinchium. Sisyrinchium ‘E K Balls’ Sisyrinchium ‘E K Balls’…

8th August

…ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ A group of Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ which are now 8-10ft tall. Only one of them is flowering properly and, even there, the…

20th September

…to be becoming a tree rather than a bush. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Crataegus ellwangeriania ‘Fire Ball’ was a gift from Bluebell Nursery. Its fruits are now fully…

25th September

…Crataegus wattiana Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ – best show so far Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ‘Combyi’ Crataegus ‘Combyi’ Crataegus chilensis – performing for the first time properly here and…

21st October

…(‘Gum Ball’) has a similar habit to ‘Oconee’ but perhaps not such good autumn colour. We will see. This clone was found in Tennessee. Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Gumball’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Gumball’

19th July

…of broadband speed. We may now have a solution which will not cost nearly as much as the alternatives if BT play ball.Pterocarya fraxinifolia is developing seeds in what were…

21st July

…root ball on this was poor so it did not get planted out in the spring. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Crocosmia (or Montbretia as we used to know them) are invasive as…

6th January

…the leaves shrivelled or gone. On arrival from Holland 2 or 3 years ago the plant had a broken root ball but has fully recovered after repotting. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Sorbus…

14th January

…Look at the stones in the gigantic root ball. Another gigantic Pinus insignis Another gigantic Pinus insignis Another gigantic Pinus insignis Below HCR. Below HCR A huge ash tree above…