25th June

…augustinii Hypericum augustinii Hypericum augustinii Hypericum forrestii has a compact habit and the flowers are much smaller but none the worse for that. Hypericum forrestii Hypericum forrestii Hypericum forrestii Today’s…

3rd August

…Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Hypericum beanie (2858) was part of a recent trial of Hypericum at Wisley and, although not mainstream, it was commended. Hypericum beanie…

10th July

…would have thought a hypericum would have been tough enough to overcome the drought. Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ Hypericum ‘Hidcote’ Jasminum officinale is nicely out on the wall too and so far…

2nd July

…cut down the worst of the jungle. The only half decent thing is a huge Hypericum Hidcote in full flower. Hypericum Hidcote Hypericum Hidcote 1964 – FJW Styrax japonicus the…

23rd July

…the following were exceptional today:Hypericum forrestii Hypericum forrestii Mahonia haematocarpa Mahonia haematocarpa Seed on Vallea stipularis. Vallea stipularis Maakia hupehensis (chinensis) Maakia hupehensis (chinensis) Carpinus fangiana with its enormous trailing…

22nd August

…and perhaps the best thing today in the garden. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Magnolia grandiflora ‘Little Gem’ is not so ‘little’ now below the wall but its leaves…

26th August

…put in three plants together and there is already quite a clump. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ is turning colour where the sun catches this…

6th August

…rhododendrons. drought ridden rhododendrons First flowers just out on Hypericum lancasteri. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Grass cutting on Old Park going well. Grass cutting on Old Park 2022 – CHW…

5th November

…maples with several casualties here and at Burncoose. Acer kawakamii Acer kawakamii Last few flowers on Hypericum lancasteri. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Unlike last year, loads of berries on Cotoneaster…

10th September

…oddly shaped light yellow flowers. It seems that this species will make quite a decent shrub in time. Hypericum Hypericum Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ has lovely yellow emerging new foliage…

20th August

…the last week in which I have been away.Hypericum lancasteri full out as a 6x6ft clump (three plants). Superb plant. Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Another branch blown out on our…

18th August

…Dream’ and Lysimachia ‘Alexander’ Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ which I first saw in flower at Bodmin Garden Centre. Impressive seed heads now as well. Hypericum inodorum ‘Magical Beauty’ Hypericum inodorum…

28th September

…is now flowering away despite the severe dieback it had (and a subsequent trimming) after the cold in March. A great recovery! Hypericum lancasteri Hypericum lancasteri Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’ is…

26th July

…Seaview. Small flowers which are pale yellow but huge anthers. Hypericum x inodorum Hypericum x inodorum I always admire Dicentra chrysantha which grows as a semi-naturalised plant in between paving…

6th July

…(water figwort) in flower. Scrophularia auriculata Scrophularia auriculata Hypericum perforatum (perforate St John’s wort) in flower as young seedlings and 2-3ft tall plants. Hypericum perforatum Hypericum perforatum Ajuga reptans in…

16th July

…is a perennial. Senecio jacobaea Senecio jacobaea Hypericum androsaemum, Sweet Amber, is a native shrubby perennial. The nursery sells improved forms of this Hypericum species but I have seldom seen…

14th July

…looked tender but survived the winter here. Hypericum canariense Hypericum canariense Poterium spinosum – Prickly burnet from Crete looks a peculiar and nasty little plant. Seeds forming but missed the…

1st July

…Maurice Foster and is developing into a compact shrub. Much smaller growing that H. lancasteri. Hypericum forrestii Hypericum forrestii At Pengelly Garden Centre I spot the bizarrely variegated Cercis canadensis…

26th June

…var. barbinerve (BSWJ 8806) with seeds heads ripening. Acer lobulatum var. barbinerve (BSWJ 8806) Hydrangea serrata ‘Crug Cobalt’. Hydrangea serrata ‘Crug Cobalt’ Hypericum wilsonii at its best. Hypericum wilsonii Hypericum

11th December

…the largest flowers still has plenty of green leaf. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Magnolia ‘Daphne’ nearby is already leafless. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ 2021 – CHW Late flowers still on Hypericum lancasteri. This…