6th July

…planted. Philadelphus pekinensis Philadelphus pekinensis Philadelphus satsumi we have seen already this year and in the frames. Just a few flowers left. 2018 planted. Asia has cuttings coming on. Philadelphus

29th May

Philadelphus with its first flowers – Philadelphus satsumi. No great scent. Philadelphus satsumi Philadelphus satsumi Sorbus dunnii with its first flower head. Sorbus dunnii Sorbus dunnii Asia has grown a…

1st June

…caucasicus Philadelphus caucasicus Aesculus x bushii just going over. I have missed a good show. Aesculus x bushii Philadelphus sericanthus less impressive and a far less dense habit. Philadelphus sericanthus…

31st May

…great show and will soon join up into a big clump. A very vigorous species planted with plenty of room in full sun. Philadelphus caucasicus Philadelphus caucasicus Philadelphus caucasicus Aesculus…

2nd June

…best at Donkey Shoe. Azalea kaempferi Philadelphus sericanthus just out. This is going to be a sizeable shrub. Philadelphus sericanthus Philadelphus sericanthus Philadelphus caucasicus just out too. Two of the…

5th July

Philadelphus maculatus ‘Mexican Jewel’ Philadelphus maculatus ‘Mexican Jewel’ Philadelphus maculatus ‘Mexican Jewel’ Philadelphus mexicanus hangs its flowers inside the dense small leaved and much smaller bush which it has become….

13th June

…in only 6 years. Not terribly floriferous. Now I see renamed as Philadelphus pekinensis var. brachybotrys. I rather prefer pekinensis as a name! Philadelphus pekinensis Philadelphus pekinensis Viburnum parvifolium scenting…

25th June

…hemsleyi ‘John Bond’ Sorbus hemsleyi ‘John Bond’ Philadelphus purpureomaculatus. A dwarf growing form. Philadelphus purpureomaculatus Cornus kousa var. chinensis in the Isla Rose. Cornus kousa var. chinensis Cornus kousa var….

30th May

…A hint of pink on the back of the flowers and on the flower stems. Philadelphus melanocalyx Philadelphus melanocalyx Zelkova serrata ‘Variegata’ growing on nicely and now ready for planting…

15th June

…height eventually. Cornus pumila Just one flower on Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume White’. The Chelsea Plants of the Year have just arrived but only one flower to be seen on the…

1st July

…yet on the plans and I had no gloves to dig through the nettles for a label at the base. It transpires it is Philadelphus ‘Purpureomaculatus’. Deutzia (or Philadelphus?) Deutzia…

14th June

…and may well die before it does. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Philadelphus pekinensis just in flower in Tin Garden. Large shrubs in only 4 years. Philadelphus pekinensis Philadelphus pekinensis Gardens…

9th June

Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii is not yet a very prolific flowerer. Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii Philadelphus schrenkii var. jackii Styrax species NJM – 11.013. Looks much like japonicus to me!…

5th June

…tall growing and vigorous than the other two species seen a week ago nearby in Kennel Close. Philadelphus satsuma (BSWJ 11004) Philadelphus satsuma (BSWJ 11004) Magnolia x wieseneri well out….

25th May

…Georges Hut which is not on Jaimie’s post 1997 planting plans. Philadelphus Philadelphus First signs of reshooting on the record Magnolia ‘Cecil Nice’ which fell over in a gale and…

7th April

…bitchiuense Viburnum bitchiuense Rhododendron russatum flowering sparsely. Rhododendron russatum A bold show from Malus sieversii. Malus sieversii Malus sieversii Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ glowing in the sun. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ Philadelphus

21st May

…Plant of the Year was Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’. Very highly scented and submitted by Sparsholt College. Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Philadelphus ‘Petite Perfume Pink’ Quite…

8th June

…‘Perth Pink’ Beside it a nearly over Callistemon salignus. Callistemon salignus I photographed the variegated leaved Philadelphus in flower last year. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’ I assume with plenty of new…

10th June

…in full new growth with its yellow winter needles now vanishing until the autumn. Pinus mugo ‘Zundert’ Philadelphus caucasicus now full out and very fine! Philadelphus caucasicus Philadelphus caucasicus Photinia…

3rd July

…and Guatemala. These flowers do not seem to have the purple blotch in the centre which the reference books mention but there is a scent. Philadelphus mexicanus Philadelphus mexicanus The…