…120 year old Camellia sasanqua 120 year old Camellia sasanqua 120 year old Camellia sasanqua Malus ‘Indian Magic’ in the Kitchen Garden with secondary flowers and fruit. Malus ‘Indian Magic’…

…growing with reddish new growth but not that different. Gaura ‘Belleza’ Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ – tall growing with bronzy foliage. Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ Alstroemeria ‘Indian Summer’ Alstroemeria ‘Summer Breeze’ –…

…colour and pink seed capsules. Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Indian Summer’ Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Indian Summer’ All the grasses moved from their normal location and raised up on trays to prevent them getting…

…purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’. Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Golden Gem’ Malus ‘Halloween’. Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’. Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Views over the…

…is a large clump of yellow hollyhocks – Alcea rosea ‘Indian Spring’ (or similar). Alcea rosea ‘Indian Spring’ Alcea rosea ‘Indian Spring’ 2022 – CHW A visit to the delightful…

…will not be rushing! Prunus serrula Prunus serrula A 30 year old clump of Picea omorika. Picea omorika The summer house surrounded by young Japanese acers. The Summer House Picea…

…‘Neville Copeman’ Malus ‘Neville Copeman’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Halloween’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ – the heaviest fruiter of all…

…Magnolia laevigata ‘Gail’s Favourite’ was wonderful I think this M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ is better. M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ Mahonia fortunei ‘Hunter Prince’ is dead. Why…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW The forecasters give us a week of Indian summer and not before time….

…Juglans ailanthifolia 2021 – CHW After an extremely warm, dry and benign ‘Indian’ summer all through September the temperatures have now dropped and it is much more autumnal.The lacecap Hydrangea…

…Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus schraderiana Philadelphus satsumi just out. Philadelphus satsumi Philadelphus satsumi Still good flowers on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Azalea flowers burnt off prematurely in the heat…

…2 hot summers and, now, a wet one or is the old plant about to die? Lithocarpus cleistocarpus Lithocarpus cleistocarpus Maackia chinensis has split out earlier on one side but…

…a dry summer. Root suckers have appeared and this is the first flowering from them. It will not be long before it is up to the battlements again. Chinese rose…

…September, we are now enjoying a fortnight of Indian summer. 1945 – CW Very little out. Cyclamen, Rho Yellow Hammer and a few Decorums. Camellia sasanqua – many have flowers….

…‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A huge elderly clump of Rhododendron loderi which I usually miss during Chelsea week is out early. Quite a sight today. Rhododendron…

…‘Black Swan’ leaves a week on. Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ just out. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ A young Magnolia nitida getting…

…great grandfather, and Captain Collingwood Ingram (‘Cherry’ Ingram) when the latter sought advice as to what to next when pensioned from serving in the British Indian Army at a young…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW A bit more Indian summer but thunder and heavy rain by the weekend….

…Stewartia rostrata This old oak tree snapped off last summer by the Hovel and, although the trunk has yet to be cut up, growing happily on it are two sorts…

…around the world the Indian variant of covid will indeed be everyone’s!Syringa yunnanensis flowering away at full strength for the first time. Syringa yunnanensis Syringa yunnanensis Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ (Korean…