31st March

…and some will soon drop. The bark is attractive on the new stems too. Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690 – a wild collected…

25th March

…yunnanensis with its evergreen foliage burnt off in the cold but still with plenty of flowering tassels. Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus chinensis looking quite splendid (deciduous). Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus

8th March 1897 – 2020

…its name! Stachyurus lancifolius Stachyurus lancifolius Stachyurus lancifolius First flowers on the newly registered Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’. Small and sparse this year against a drab sky. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’ The…

11th April

…‘chinensis’ The stachyurus are all full out. Stachyurus chinensis is still far and away the best spectacle but very short lived as a plant – 20 years or so. Stachyurus

22nd November

…they are in full leaf still as well but no flower racemes. Stachyurus chinensis on the main ride here merits a look soon but I think the problem with stachyurus

23rd February

…colour on the pruned back Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Stachyurus lancifolia has sprung open earlier than usual. Now renamed Stachyurus praecox var. matsuzakii according to Hilliers who say…

10th March

Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) is now a huge spreading shrub and, again, covered in flower. Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ has survived 48 hours…

1st April

…over seeding which it does every year. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Some good young plants of Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ with their first flowers at least that…

21st October

…reach of deer it is a different story as you can see. Why is it that deer find Stachyurus of all species so attractive? Stachyurus macrocarpus Stachyurus macrocarpus A fine…

RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

…Carlyon’ Camellia ‘E T R Carlyon’ Camellia ‘E T R Carlyon’ A gigantic multi-stemmed Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Rhododendron ‘Minaura’ (minus x dauricum) an extraordinary colour…

16th November

…chinensis. A better show here than Stachyurus praecox. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis A good show on the clump of Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ in Roger’s Quarry. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Secondary new…

13th November

…has very different colouring to Stachyurus chinensis seen a day to two ago. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ on the drive. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ Camellia sasanqua…

24th April

…show bench yesterday. Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ is quite variable as to colour and the divisions in the flower. This one is…

30th August

…Plenty of seed on Stachyurus praecox on the drive. Very different in appearance to the racemes of seed on Stachyurus chinensis. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Secondary flowers, as usual, on…

27th March

…ask the donor. I do not know P. anomalum. Pittosporum anomalum ‘Raven’ The Styrax area uplifting has been carried out very expertly by Jaimie & Michael. Styrax area uplifting Stachyurus

26th March

…Jonathon literally just back from Canada and off the plane with no coat. Raining and cold.Stachyurus praecox ‘Joy Forever’. S. praecox has shorter and chubbier flower tassels than Stachyurus chinensis….

25th February

…deciduous Stachyurus lancifolius. Stachyurus lancifolius The Magnolia campbellii by Tin Garden is at its best. Magnolia campbellii by Tin Garden Magnolia campbellii by Tin Garden Magnolia campbellii and Camellia ‘Debbie’….

3rd May

…light pink flowers. One to identify. Weigelia Weigelia Right by the house a fine specimen of Stachyurus salicifolius. Stachyurus salicifolius Stachyurus salicifolius Then on to Nymans garden (National Trust) where…

20th November

…a year. Puya venusta Puya venusta Autumn colour on Stachyurus praecox better than I have ever seen it. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Exceptional too on Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’. Parrotia persica…

18th November

…spring are already evident. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Rhododendron ‘Chink’, which is supposedly semi-evergreen but seldom really is, has produced a crop of flowers which look as though they are…