12th May

…one will not! Rhododendron ‘Graffito’ Rhododendron calostrotum subsp riparium ‘Nitens’ is now just in flower and may well fit the edge of the Chelsea stand. Rhododendron calostrotum subsp riparium ‘Nitens’…

8th January

…missed the flowers but the leaf structure is pleasant. Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ Mahonia gracilipes. These are seedlings and a bit variable as can be seen from the…

24th July

…correctly named. Ptelea nitens Ptelea nitens Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Glowball’ living up to its name with its secondary new growth. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Glowball’ Carpinus caroliniana from Mexico also with bronzy secondary…

10th September

…client next February.Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ nicely out in flower and well protected in a tunnel form the usual threat of rabbits which adore Mahonia. Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’ Mahonia nitens ‘Cabaret’…

1st March

…six weeks. Rhododendron williamsianum ‘White Form’ Rhododendron williamsianum ‘White Form’ Rhododendron calostrotum subsp riparium Nitens – a dwarf clump forming species with single mauve or purple flowers. Rhododendron calostrotum subsp…

25th July

…CHW Whatever it was yesterday it was not Ptelea nitens which I should have spotted at once as all Ptelea have three lobed leaves. It clearly died after planting in…