11th May

…the show! Geum ‘Flames of Passion’ Geum ‘Flames of Passion’ 2017 – CHW A breakfast meeting at the Eden Project to see the new Western Australian Garden opened by the…

25th July

…lovely light pink edges to the leaves and pink stripes. Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ with red stripes and red edging. Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’…

29th July

…the same as ‘Diabolo’ or ‘Lady in Red’. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Andre’ Leucothoe axillaris ‘Little Flames’ looked good. Leucothoe axillaris ‘Little Flames’ Hypericum ‘Sunny Boulevard’ was a pale yellow. Hypericum ‘Sunny…

3rd August

…included: Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ – nice but tender I assume. Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ – quite similar to one which we do stock. Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’…

11th February

…Illini Moonlight C7,5 Bronwyne C7,5 100 Ian’s Cerise C20 250 Dark Shadow C3 60/80 Dennis Ledvina C3 60/80 Eternal Flames C3 100 Fire C7,5 120 Nancy C12 180 Pickard’s Schmetterling…

5th April

…(my passion), styrax and stewartia. Eighty record trees remain in the garden of which the majority are still Chinese originals albeit some on their last legs.You will find the garden,…

18th February

…wonderful snowdrop collection. Something I know very little about although galanthophilia is a well-known gardening passion for some. I can well see why! Some varieties were over today, a few…

25th February

…there were 100 or so flowers out, now there are thousands. If ever a plant could inspire a passion for gardening and magnolias this is surely ‘it’. What other tree…