8th September
…colour. Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ looking very fine. Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ now…
…colour. Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ Cornus amomum ‘Blue Cloud’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ looking very fine. Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ now…
…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…
…styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ with wonderful red autumn colour. The new leaves may be yellow but the winter colour is not! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Betula luminifera…
…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…
…no leaves as yet. wisteria Malus ‘Tor Scarlet’ Malus ‘Tor Scarlet’ Malus ‘Tor Scarlet’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus…
…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…
…Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ measured beside Lizzie’s hand. Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ Caerhays bred Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group – ‘Talavera’ Rhododendron Golden…
…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…
…aestivum ‘Gravetye Giant’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ with flower and leaf in the sunshine. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ darker than it appeared a week ago (no picture…
…showing on Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ at the end of Bramble Field path next to Magnolia martinii which was flowerless this year. Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’…
…Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ well out above Crinodendron Hedge. Asia had been looking for this location as it got missed…
…showers. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ with its autumn colours. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Idesia polycarpa still with clusters of berries intact in the wind….
…Knautia macedonica ‘Thunder and Lightning’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ with incredibly yellow foliage even in full sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden…
…‘Golden Crane’. SUPERB. Propagate at once! Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ 2020 – CHW A very fine self-sown buddleia…
…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’…
…yellow hybrids. Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ absolutely full out. The flowers crowd out the few visible leaves. Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ Acer fabri is evergreen. Here,…
…Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Gaultheria mucronata varieties making a great show. Gaultheria mucronata Cornus ‘Sunshiny Drops’ with very ripe fruits. Cornus ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Cornus ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Good autumn colour developing…
…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…
…Sun’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Sun’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Elfin Sun’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yume’ (all fallen but still attractive) Camellia sasanqua ‘Yume’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yoimachi’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yoimachi’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Yoimachi’ Camellia…
…red in the flowers unlike ‘Talavera’ which is a pure yellow. This group is above Rogers Quarry. Rhododendron Golden Oriole var ‘Busaco’ Rhododendron Golden Oriole var ‘Busaco’ Rhododendron Golden Oriole…