16th February

…Great Gardens of Cornwall have flowered, with at least 50 blooms on each of the champion trees. Cornwall’s Spring Story was founded by Toby Ashworth, proprietor of The Nare Hotel,…

2nd July

…late flowering species. Aesculus californica The UK champion tree of Pittosporum bicolor from S. E. Australia. Never realised it could grow to 40ft. Pittosporum bicolor Pittosporum bicolor A 30-40ft tall…

8th April

…Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl’ Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ – foliage and flowers a nice contrast. Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ Aesculus x neglecta ‘Erythroblastos’ – superb new growth….

16th October

…Chocolate’ Celastrus orbiculatus with a good show in the sales point. Celastrus orbiculatus Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ with larger yellow crab apples than seen elsewhere in this diary recently. Malus ‘Golden

8th September

…donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ in full flower. Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis 2016…

15th December

…Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third…

20th April

…williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ just leafing up in Tin Garden. Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ is darker than Magnolia ‘Peachy’ which is lighter…

23rd May

…think of it I am not sure it has actually flowered here before? Tetradium daniellii Tetradium daniellii Tetradium daniellii Tetradium daniellii The champion tree Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ still has quite…

18th November

champion Osmanthus yunnanensis has blown over in the garden. I think that if we pollard it and carefully upright the stem while digging in the roots it may yet survive…

1st November

‘Golden Scalycap’ (Pholiota aurivella) ‘Golden Scalycap’ (Pholiota aurivella) ‘Golden Scalycap’ (Pholiota aurivella) Euonymus morrisonensis with open seed capsules and just the odd orange seed left inside. Euonymus morrisonensis 2021 –…

27th March

…‘Scented Gem’ Magnolia ‘Golden Gala’ just coming out but a few days from its best. Magnolia ‘Golden Gala’ Magnolia ‘Golden Gala’ As was the champion tree of Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’….

29th November

…show. Acer griseum 2019 – CHW Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ produces golden autumn colours as well as genuinely yellow leaves in the spring and summer. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix…

21st April

…Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip this week. Prickly new growth on…

3rd May

…sinensis Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ has golden young leaves and originated in Birr Castle in Ireland. Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’…

21st October

…if flowering this early. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Golden Scalycap (Pholiota aurivella) perhaps on the base of a mature beech tree. Golden Scalycap Magnolia ‘Yaeko’ still splendid. Ripening seed heads…

12th February

…after it is over in the garden here. Jasminum nudiflorum Interesting to see the February leaf colours on different Trachelospermum:- Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Golden Memories’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Golden Memories’ Trachelospermum asiaticum…

3rd March

…lapidea Magnolia maudiae ‘Golden Temple’ in full flower. We have just planted one here. Magnolia maudiae ‘Golden Temple’ Larix kongboensis. Larix kongboensis Tom’s Magnolia campbellii. Tom’s Magnolia campbellii The first…

28th March

…just coming out. This is a Caerhays cross and its sister is ‘Golden Oriole’ var Busaco which has more of an orange tinge. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var Talavera’ Rhododendron ‘Golden

1st July

‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ 2020 – CHW A very fine self-sown buddleia above The Fish Sheds in West Portholland. buddleia A Tamarix ramosissima with…

26th September

…Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ with nuts on an old tree pruned up to give summer shade to his dogs. Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’…