…Rubus treutleri Rubus treutleri Rubus treutleri Rubus treutleri This is Rubus setchuenensis. Some new shoots are 8 feet tall in a season. No prickles at all and some flowers and…

…from New Zealand with a multitude of tiny ivory white prickles as seen here. Asia fell in love with it but I am not so sure! Rubus squarrosus Rubus squarrosus…

…at germinating them. Crataegus aprica Crataegus aprica 2018 – CHW Rubus lineatus just coming into flower. Suckering away nicely to produce a big clump with very attractive foliage. Rubus lineatus…

…phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius Tail end flowers on Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ above The Hovel. Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ Rubus lineatus only has a couple of fruit clusters this year but is making…

…new growths. Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis In 2014 we planted five grafted Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ on the middle bank above the front door. These were plants grafted for…

…yet ripened properly. Quite a nice climber for a wall none the less. Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis Rubus ichangensis 2015 – CHW Work has started on the Nash arch on…

…add to the cornflakes as we always used to add the Korean raspberries as children (Rubus tricolor). Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius Underneath the main clump of Podocarpus salignus a veritable…

…After the rain the first mushroom of the season appears on the bank above the castle. the first mushroom of the season Below the greenhouse the very rare Rubus ichangensis…

…This raspberry is very late to fruit and already the leaves have great red and purple autumnal tints. Last year we saw fruit in November I think? Rubus ichangensis Rubus…

…Plant Heritage Rubus stand has gone rampant after repotting. Rubus treutleri has alternate leaves and one stem has grown 6ft in six weeks. Rubus treutleri 2018 – CHW One of…

…delicious both to birds and small boys. Much enjoyed with my cornflakes. Rubus tricolor Rubus tricolor Evidence of the German film makers’ fake flowers in the Hydrangea seemanii. Hydrangea seemanii…

…flow on the castle wall. Surprisingly unfrosted. Camellia japonica ‘Lady Clare’ A young Dicksonia antarctica above a large and cut throat Rubus squarrosus in a damp corner. Dicksonia antarctica Daphne…

…them to ripen and they are by no means large or yet all ripe. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus Saw the first two woodcock today and so did the keepers. The…

…by the front gate. In three years it has developed in size enormously and you can clearly see its long new shoots. Gloves essential! Rubus squarrosus Rubus squarrosus This is…

…number of raspberries are just forming on Rubus lineatus together with yet more attractive new growth. Must remember to look in a month. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus The top grafted…

…outside. Camellia costei Still no ripe fruits on the thornless Rubus setchuenensis in the Lower Rockery. Rubus setchuenensis Rubus setchuenensis 2023 – CHW The reality of Storm Ciaran.The beech tree…

…Rubus phoenicolasius with nearly ripe fruit which the pheasant poults will soon find and eat. Rubus phoenicolasius Rubus phoenicolasius The dwarf growing and, here, top grafted Taxodium distichum ‘Hursley Park’…

…exceptional plant. The elderly pink Rhododendron decorum One seldom notices the flowers on Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor Tropaeolum ciliatum just out in flower. Tropaeolum ciliatum 2023 – CHW Flowers on…

…yellowish leaves. Rubus acuminatus Rubus acuminatus Deutzia multiradiata about to flower. Deutzia multiradiata A very good crop of young seedlings. Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis (our seed). Photinia beauverdiana var. notabilis…

…imagine. Rubus squarrosus Rubus squarrosus I have no idea of the name of this holly but it is flowering well. It might be Ilex corallina according to the planting records….