4th August

…there are trees 60 feet tall. Native to Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Viburnum awabuki Viburnum awabuki Viburnum awabuki Viburnum awabuki Viburnum setigerum with a fine crop of seeds on a…

28th September

…period 2020-2025. Viburnum from Nick Locke – Viburnum acerifolium – Viburnum arboricolum – Viburnum betulifolium hohuanshan – Viburnum buddlejifolium – Viburnum cassinoides – Viburnum coriaceum – Viburnum erosum – Viburnum

20th May

…flower next week at Chelsea. Viburnum taiwanianum First flowers nearly out on a good clump of Rhododendron elliotii. Rhododendron elliotii Viburnum calvum with the purple undersides to the new growth….

30th April

…Azalea ‘Melford Lemon’ Azalea ‘Melford Lemon’ Viburnum setigerum just coming into leaf and flower. Nice new growth. Viburnum setigerum Viburnum setigerum Viburnum setigerum Magnolia ‘Honey Flower’ too young to take…

6th May

…growth. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Viburnum prunifolium nicely in flower and leaf. Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium Aesculus x bushii in full flower already. Pink and yellow…

30th May

…Prinsepia sinensis Prinsepia sinensis Viburnum cassinoides is another good addition to the growing Viburnum collection – must be 40+ species now. Viburnum cassinoides Maytenus magellanica is the second species of…

5th June

…flowering away. Vallea stipularis Brassaiopsis dumicola with a flower bud. Brassaiopsis dumicola Leaves and new growth on Viburnum furcatum. Viburnum furcatum A present of four new oak species from Thomas…

16th October

…secondary flowers. Rhododendron davidsonianum Rhododendron davidsonianum Euonymus trapococcos with autumn colour. Euonymus trapococcos Viburnum hoanglienense with ripening red fruits. Most attractive. Viburnum hoanglienense Viburnum taiwanianum preparing to flower. Viburnum taiwanianum…

22nd June

…for the Viburnum hoangliense flowers to actually open. When they do there is, sadly, not that much to see. Tiny upright flowers in large flower clusters. Viburnum hoangliense Viburnum hoangliense…

10th September

…‘Compactum’ with ripe red seeds already dropping. Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’ Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’ Secondary flowers also on Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’. Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’ Abeliophyllum distichum with plenty of flowers out…