3rd August

Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Fat Domino’ – a very striking red and not insipid like some of the other knotweeds especially Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’. Grows to about two and a half feet,…

7th August

…grows as small as this as a rockery plant. Persicaria tenuicaulis Persicaria tenuicaulis Kirengeshoma palmata. Ophiopogon planascarpus ‘Nigrescans’ nicely in flower. Ophiopogon planascarpus ‘Nigrescans’ New features in Leslie’s garden. New…

23rd August

…pots. Melicytus crassifolius Parthenocissus quinquefolia turning red already. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Pileostegia viburnoides in full flower. Pileostegia viburnoides Persicaria alpina in full flower. Persicaria alpina Persicaria alpina Last week in Yorkshire…

21st September

…officinalis ‘Capri’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Capri’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Hedychium coccineum – probably a named form Hedychium coccineum Westringia fruiticosa ‘Variegata’ Westringia fruiticosa ‘Variegata’ 2019…

8th July

…South African plant with rosemary-like leaves and rather better flowers. Gomphostigma virgatum Persicaria alpina is another new entry for the catalogue. Persicaria alpina Magnolia potting week in the nursery. Magnolia…

13th August

…and well managed as always.Eucomis bicolor and Phormium ‘Cream Delight’. Eucomis bicolor and Phormium ‘Cream Delight’ Eucomis bicolor and Persicaria milletii ‘Aurea’. Eucomis bicolor and Persicaria milletii ‘Aurea’ Lilium superbum…