11th November

…nearing its best. Euonymus elatus Leaf fall under Kalopanax septemlobus. Kalopanax septemlobus Kalopanax septemlobus Kalopanax septemlobus and Quercus acuta contrasting well. Kalopanax septemlobus Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ properly into flower which…

1st November

Kalopanax septemlobus Kalopanax septemlobus Euonymus alatus takes some beating too but on a much smaller and more compact scale. Strangely the three other plants in shade and wind by the…

26th July

…drought. magnolia seedling Kalopanax septemlobus in full flower and alive with bees. What a fabulous tree this is even before the autumn colour. Kalopanax septemlobus Kalopanax septemlobus Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’…

4th November

…has a yellow carpet on the ground but plenty of green leaves too. A generally poor year for autumn colour as no cold mornings or frost yet. Kalopanax septemlobus Kalopanax

12th February 1897 – 2020

…record trees. Kalopanax septemlobus Kalopanax septemlobus Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’, the much darker form of Camellia ‘Donation’, which was found and propagated as a sport on a Trewithen plant. I…

15th July

…assumed another odd shefflera species but I was well wrong. Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Aralia vietnamensis Kalopanax septemlobus is about to flower in profusion. We seldom remember to go and…

5th September

…Snowflake’ Contrastingly, Kalopanax septemlobus has far less gigantic seed heads than we saw last year. The seeds rather resemble ivy and are still quite green. Kalopanax septemlobus 2018 – CHW…

15th November

…fallen on Kalopanax septemlobus. Kalopanax septemlobus Magnolia macrophylla with its autumn display and early camellias behind it. Magnolia macrophylla First flowers on a large seedling Camellia saluenensis by Tin Garden….

24th December

…Camellia ‘Mary Costa’. Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ Removal of lower branches and general uplifting of Kalopanax septemlobus. Kalopanax septemlobus As ever the peeling bark on Rhododendron moulmainense (Rh stenaulum) is spectacular….

13th June

…plant above. Catalpa duclouxii I discover another nearly pure white deciduous azalea below the Kalopanax septemlobus but this one has a faint yellow flash which is not present in every…