1st April

…utilis subsp. albosinensis Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’. Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’. Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis…

5th April 1897 – 2020

…all yet and no catkins. Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ 2018 – CHW To Belvoir…

6th May 1897 – 2020

…Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Jermyns’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis var jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ An interesting…

12th May 1897 – 2020

…‘blue shadow’ the judges will say. Cornus kousa ‘Blue Shadow’ Cornus kousa ‘Blue Shadow’ Magnolia ‘Gold Crown’ is a perhaps. Nice bit of green in the yellow flower. Magnolia ‘Gold…

15th October

…rather pathetic raspberry on Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor 2019 – CHW Quercus x schuettii ‘Silver Shadow’ putting on a nice autumn show in the frames. Quercus x schuettii ‘Silver Shadow’…

4th October

Shadow’ Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ Hesperantha ‘Oregon Sunset’ cheers one up as do all the kaffir lilies which we all used to call Schizostylis. Name changes of this magnitude are daft…

8th October

…sold out very quickly last spring before I managed to photograph them properly. Astelia nervosa ‘Red Shadow’ Astelia nervosa ‘Red Shadow’ 2018 – CHW The first berries on a young…

23rd October

…a week ago. Quercus imbricaria Quercus imbricaria Quercus coccinea stunning too. Quercus coccinea Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ Fothergilla…

8th April 1897 – 2020

…up nicely. The silver variegation is irregular. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Quercus monimotricha which Asia has cleverly grown from cuttings. Drooping silvery new growth on tall…

29th March

…‘Toro’ but there we are! Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Eucalyptus gunnii ‘Silverana’ is rapidly developing into a tree. Eucalyptus gunnii ‘Silverana’ Magnolia ‘Pink Fruity’ grows in an odd way and…

25th February

…true M. japonica from Japan. Mahonia lancasteri ‘Silver Back’ which readily lives up to its name. Mahonia lancasteri ‘Silver Back’ Mahonia lancasteri ‘Silver Back’ Mahonia lancasteri ‘Silver Back’ Mahonia lancasteri…

24th May

…have been awarded a silver medal (note, not the same as a silver gilt). But then the skulduggery starts with the RHS clearly feeling embarrassed that the key note monument…

23rd August

…and very reddish leaves. Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ A new catalogue entry is Hoya carnosa ‘Silver Spots’. Hoya carnosa ‘Silver Spots’ Eucryphia × hillieri…

2nd January 1897- 2020

…just missed Persea japonica in the foreground (three ‘japonicas’ in two days!). silver fir silver fir silver fir Camellia ‘Mary Costa’ just starting to show at the top of the…

23rd March 1897 – 2020

…Cloud’ seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Rhododendron kendrickii nearly over just below the three Michelias. Rhododendron kendrickii Rhododendron kendrickii Flowers aplenty on the…

11th February

…12L Malus tor Aros® 7L Malus trilobata 12LLunaplant magnolia Gorgeous C3 60/80 Illini Gold C7,5 120/140 Illini Moonlight C7,5 Bronwyne C7,5 100 Ian’s Cerise C20 250 Dark Shadow C3 60/80…

8th March

…now in the centre of the Old Park. 2019 planted. Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Theodora’ is Maurice Foster’s UK bred M. ‘Dark Shadow’ x…

14th June

…when planted in 1998. After consulting Mr Cappiello and Mr Shadow’s reference book I am none the wiser as no pictures in the book even faintly match it. Cornus kousa…

18th March 1897 – 2020

…200 named magnolias in this wood since clearing it some eight years ago. Magnolia ‘Theodora’ just coming out. This is one of Maurice Foster’s hybrids – Magnolia ‘Dark Shadow’ x…

15th May

…of Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’ may have very dark old leaves but the new growth is delightful. Podocarpus…