8th November

…long term. No colour yet. Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ is in a good spot in the open above the drive. Just a hint of…

22nd June

…dry spell. rhododendrons Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ with its attractive leaves. Planted 2009. Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Impressive new growth on Taxus baccata ‘Semperaurea’. Taxus baccata…

16th December

…ago all the leaves on the Ginkgo biloba fell as the sunshine caught the frost. They literally crackled to the ground. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Frosted Zantedeschia aethiopica. Frosted Zantedeschia…

15th December

…splendour! Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Magnolia dawsoniana still has most of its leaves which are nicely coloured in the sun. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana…

25th October

ginkgos but very slow progress which is typical of ginkgos. I will try to catch up with the other varieties when they turn colour. Ginkgo ‘Jade Butterflies’ Ginkgo ‘Jade Butterflies’…

22nd November

…Azalea kaempferi Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ at the start of Sinogrande Walk with its long narrow leaves with deep notches at the ends. Ginkgo biloba ‘Saratoga’ Berberis xanthoclada with its usual…

29th November

Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba 2015 – CHW The first flower on Camellia williamsii ‘St Ewe’ outside the Georgian Hall. Camellia williamsii ‘St Ewe’ Lapageria ‘Picotee’ has two flowers still out…

4th December

…the Ginkgo biloba is now shedding and almost totally yellow. Three gorgeous weeks of colour. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba One does not think of Rehderodendron macrocarpum as having autumn colour…

8th December

…but the two flowers out have already been frosted. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ The Ginkgo biloba is finally turning its splendid yellow. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba 2021…

9th June

…versipile ‘Spotty Dotty’ and Hosta sieboldiana ‘Frances Williams’. Podophyllum versipile ‘Spotty Dotty’ A mature plant of Ginkgo biloba ‘Menhir’ on the Burncoose stand. Ginkgo biloba ‘Menhir’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Menhir’ Leucadendron…

12th November

…the garden today is the old group of Enkianthus chinensis outside the front gates. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Ginkgo biloba still all green. Ginkgo biloba 2023 – CHW First flowers…

2nd December

…decided to try one but did not finish it. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Autumn colour on Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ with just a hint of variegation. Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Ginkgo biloba…

19th December

…sight today. Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba 2016 – CHW The Camellia ‘St Ewe’ clump above the Auklandii Garden is full out and splendid in the sun. Camellia ‘St Ewe’ Camellia…

8th May

…‘Alice in Wonderland’. Heavily pruned yew hedges The base of the gigantic Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo biloba Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii nicely in bud. Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii Paeonia lutea var….

23rd June

…Irregular variegation on Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ but this is a very variegated twig. Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ with its drooping branches which touch the ground. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’…

26th August

…some older ones pink tinged. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ fronts Ginkgo biloba. An unusual but interesting combination. One plant is 5 years old; the other…

23rd October

…I have noticed autumn colour (of sorts) on Melliodendron xylocarpum. Melliodendron xylocarpum Outstanding yellow on Ginkgo ‘Saratoga’. Ginkgo ‘Saratoga’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ turning nicely. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ Asterotrichon…

4th November

…a couple of flowers. It is supposed to flower in late spring or early summer. x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ The variegated leaved Ginkgo shows no…

18th November

…again by next spring. acers Acer palmatum ‘Beni-schichihenge’ has not been in stock for some while. Acer palmatum ‘Beni-schichihenge’ Quercus coccinea at its zenith! Quercus coccinea Various forms of Ginkgo

20th November

…Pink’ Still colour on Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta outside the front gate. What a long laster this is. Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta The Ginkgo biloba is changing colour but has…