29th March

…just out. Not perhaps as striking as it was last year. Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ (Magnolia liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x Magnolia sprengeri diva) has been frosted…

11th April

…x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ was planted out a year ago on the Burncoose drive. Flowers and new growth today. Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Rhododendron hunnewellianum struggling to survive and half dead…

27th April

…years of struggling. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Magnolia ‘Carlos’ not too bad full out. Magnolia ‘Carlos’ This is what the public ought to be enjoying….

17th May

…is an even more vigorous grower. Deutzia longifolia Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ plastered in flower. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ 2022 – CHW Seven cygnets have hatched on the lake….

11th January

…Pieris forrestii ‘Forrest Flame’ Pieris forrestii ‘Forrest Flame’ The elderly (25 to 30 years) Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ is beautifully scented and just coming out today by the greenhouses. The plant…

7th March 1897 – 2020

Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ First decent and unfrosted flowering of Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ which was planted in 2015. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy…

8th March 1897 – 2020

…here Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Holywell’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Holywell’ Magnolia ‘Holywell’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia…

1st August

…Lonicear x heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’ Lonicear x heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’ Now a series of roses! None were the ones we wanted for new plants for next year but some may…

30th May

…this last week. Magnolia wilsonii Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ has been out for several weeks but only on one branch unlike last year’s efforts which were rather better. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’…

28th May

…shy flowerer. Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ The first time Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ has flowered properly in Kennel Close. Quite a pale flower in reality. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis…

11th May

…Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ making a good show. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Rhododendron ‘Gwilt King’ just out. Normally a certainty for the Chelsea stand but I…

19th April

…Magnolia ‘Banana Split’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ just coming out. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ has one flower left – a pretty decent one! Camellia reticulata…

27th March

…Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ 2018 – CHW This camera got dropped recently and is performing badly as you will see.By far the worst frost damaged genus after hoheria…

4th August

…× intermedia var. pyriformis ‘Carrière’ Juglans sigillata. Juglans sigillata Juglans sigillata Juglans sigillata Abies spectabilis with new and older cones. Abies spectabilis Sorbus ulleungensis ‘Olympic Flame’. Sorbus ulleungensis ‘Olympic Flame’…

18th November

…all looking good. herbaceous plants herbaceous plants herbaceous plants The leaves Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ turn white before they drop. Loropetalum ‘Daybreak Flame’ also well into flower. Loropetalum ‘Daybreak Flame’ Good…

12th October

…Mespilus germanica Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ has a single seed pod. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Amazingly Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ has a crop of flowers. It was covered in flowers…

6th September

…see good secondary new growth on Pieris forrestii ‘Forest Flame’. Pieris forrestii ‘Forest Flame’ Equally good secondary new growth on Eriobotrya deflexa. Eriobotrya deflexa Our best Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ is…

17th August

…Forest’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Forest’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Romance’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Romance’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Embers’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Embers’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Flame’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Flame’ Clematis ‘Fascination’ Clematis ‘Fascination’ Clematis ‘Aromatica’ Clematis ‘Aromatica’…

14th April

…Cup’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ – another dwarfish grower for the smaller garden. Another of Vance Hooper’s (M. liliiflora x M. ‘Vulcan’). Magnolia ‘Amethyst Flame’ Magnolia ernestii has few flowers this…

19th July

…Aronia melanocarpa. Aronia melanocarpa Scirpus cernuus a new grass like thing which I had not seen before. Scirpus cernuus Scirpus cernuus Sorbus commixta ‘Olympic Flame’ with berries turning colour already….