28th December

…‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis mollis – larger sized plants. Hamamelis mollis Hamamelis mollis Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ – small sized plants. Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ – small sized plants Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ – large…

13th January

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Coombe Wood’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Coombe Wood’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’…

19th January

…x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia…

8th January

…year. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ very fine by the tills. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’ a very good dark red. Hamamelis x intermedia…

17th February

…late on in February for a hamamelis to still be full out. ‘Arnold Promise’ is late into flower the reference books say. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Hamamelis x intermedia…

20th January

…flowers on Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Also first flowers on Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diana’ – planted 2021. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diana’ And Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ –…

29th January 1897 – 2020

…Red’ Helleborus ‘Anna’s Red’ Also out today was the new Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ was…

14th March 1897 – 2020

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ corylopsis on Rookery Path Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Betual albosinensis ‘Kenneth Ashburner’ Betual albosinensis…

13th September

…praecox One forgets how good the Hamamelis autumn colour can be too. Here Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ Also Hamamelis vernalis ‘Sandra’. This is worth…

29th December

…‘Brigadoon’ Swelling buds on Magnolia doltsopa. Magnolia doltsopa Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby Glow’ is the first Hamamelis I have seen out apart from nursery stock. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby Glow’…

8th February

…once enormous Hamamelis mollis in the Lower Quarry Nursery bed. Hamamelis mollis Hamamelis mollis Hamamelis mollis The taller growing Galanthus elwesii are always later to show than the common snowdrops….

14th December

…in a tunnel. Solarium jasminum ‘Album’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ just out. Other varieties still to show colour. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ Schizostylis coccinea ‘Major’ still with plenty of flower…

20th December

…a National Collection at Burncoose. Pseudopanax Surprisingly early flowers on Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’. Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’ Good colour on Acer palmatum ‘Red Pygmy’. Acer palmatum ‘Red Pygmy’ Sally…

15th January

…some poor Camellia reticulata seedlings in the spring. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby Glow’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby Glow’ I attempted to see if Magnolia martinii had any flower buds for…

17th March

…before seen with purple fruits. Syzygium paniculatum ‘Newport’ Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ – the last of the witch hazels to be out in the nursery. Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’…

7th December

…Drive. Turning colder. 1931 – JCW Hamamelis just showing colour just as in 1930. 1930 – JCW One Maddeni at the brown gate, one Roylei picked. Hamamelis just show flowers….

3rd January

…garden today. Erica arborea Erica arborea Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ in the nursery is a new variety to me and rather good. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’…

3rd January 1897- 2020

…these magnolia pictures will be poor in the rain but it stops mid morning. 2001 – FJW Still raining! 1933 – JCW Very little in flower, exception 8 Hamamelis mollis….

4th January 1897- 2020

…good – Early pink forms of Saluensis and Hamamelis. A few Sutchuenense hybrids. A good pink one in beech walk best. Frost has cut an odd early Rho Thompsonii but…

5th January 1897- 2020

…over. Nearly 100 Lapageria. Hamamelis and Rho mucronulatum very good, moupinense showing colour, several Sutchuenense hybrids coming out and an odd Blood Red. Very mild and a lot of things…