23rd November

…colours on the yellow leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Carpinus rankanensis still in full leaf. The other species in Kennel Close have…

22nd October

…today in the pale sunlight. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ with late flowers. This selection was…

3rd December

…purple in an open position. All we see here are nice yellow tints. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ This is Liquidambar styracifolia ‘Oconee’, which has a very similar habit to ‘Gum…

29th December

…that most common hollies have berried well but not this one. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Still good colours today on Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Oconee’ below Sinogrande Walk. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Oconee’ Even better…

1st September

…best shape particularly for smaller gardens. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Oconea’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Oconea’ The dreaded climbing Toxiodendron (which is for the chop) has early autumn tints in anticipation of its demise….

6th September

…first started flowering. Buddleia lindleyana Buddleia lindleyana Seed heads on Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ An unusual combination – Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ and Asimina triloba. No…

29th July

…(as usual). About three seed capsules in varying stages of development. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ First flowers high up on Eucryphia ‘Nymansay’…

19th July

…purplish secondary new growth on Liquidambar calycina. This plant is seriously taking off in its third year from planting out. Liquidambar calycina Liquidambar calycina 2016 – CHW Five hours with…

2nd August

…to propagate this. Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’ Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’ Cleyera japonica ‘Fortunei’ Liquidambar acalycina with wonderful secondary new growth. Liquidambar acalycina Liquidambar acalycina Aesculus wangii with some too after the…

11th September

…before. They will turn red. Ilex cornuta Liquidambar orientalis has struggled to get going but is now on the way after some watering in the last two droughts. Liquidambar orientalis…