31st May

…best value of any of the C. kousa varieties. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ I have nearly missed the Decaisnea…

18th June

…church. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus hongkongensis still not full out. Cornus hongkongensis Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ has plenty of flowers but you have to burrow…

15th June

…Sticker Woman’s Institute Beside the seaside. Beside the seaside Tregothnan Tea and more Cornus ‘Satomi’. Tregothnan Tea and more Cornus ‘Satomi’ Tregothnan Tea and more Cornus ‘Satomi’ Lost Garden of…

10th June

…‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ (‘Miss Satomi’ in the new Hillier’s) Growing in full sun in the open…

12th June

…the garden today. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus hongkongensis. Cornus hongkongensis 2024 – CHW Rain overnight and a very wet day tomorrow. What a contrast to the last…

7th November

…form. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Osmanthus heterophyllus is a pretty dull ‘holly like’ tree but it is one of the few plants (here a tree)…

29th June

‘Satomi’ nearing the end of its lengthy performance. Still excellent. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Another decent clump of Rhododendron auriculatum which has not enjoyed the dry summers of…

18th September

…in flower here amongst the many photographed in July. There are a few orange strawberries showing up but not that many. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ 1971 – FJW…

28th May

…Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ has come on a lot in a week since we last saw it but still not quite yet at its best. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’…

17th May

…or two from the full show. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Aesculus sylvatica with its first decent flowering in Tin Garden. Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica The rare…

27th April

…three. Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Venus’ Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ which is usually out with the Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ beside it. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ &…

7th June

…but it is none the worse for that. Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ Cornus kousa ‘Wolf Eyes’ The fabulous Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ below Slip Rail. The largest of our three plants….

17th June

…including many South African herbaceous plants.Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ in full flower in the sun in a corner of the walled garden. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ The former swimming pool has now…

3rd November

…nuttallii ‘Pink Blush’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ not looking bad either. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Enkianthus serrulatus takes some beating. Enkianthus serrulatus Another group of Enkianthus serrulatus below Slip Ral with totally…

3rd June

…now out above the sales point. Huge and very splendid it is. A close run thing as to whether this or Cornus ‘Satomi’ is the best plant flowering in the…

14th June

‘Satomi’. Very nice and we need to remove the camellias around it. Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’ Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’ Cornus kousa ‘Heart Throb’ This Cornus kousa had no name…

20th June

…think I have nearly had enough of Cornus kousas and conclude that most of the named clones are not that different to the species. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ far and away…

23rd June

…ever. Perhaps our best Cornus in flower today? ‘Satomi’ is probably better. Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Seed pods starting to form on a youngish Rehderodendron macrocarpum. Now that…