1st April

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis – the best catkins today….

8th February

…the wind already. The flowers do have a little yellow in them as they open. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue…

18th June

…or so ago. No idea at all of its name/parentage! A late white rhododendron A late white rhododendron A very late flower and a couple of buds on Magnolia ‘Caerhays…

27th August

…keeper here and at Longleat wins a team prize. My daughter Serena comes third in the ladies competition and we risk a kiss. (After the recent ladies football world cup…

26th April

…C. x superba ‘Apple Blossom’ – pink and white – variegated C. x superba ‘Issari White’ – tiny flowers in profusion C. x superba ‘Pink Trail’ – white flowers age…

21st December

…and an excellent red ‘sasasanqua’. Camellia hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ 2018 – CHW First flowers on the paler of the two original Camellia saluenensis by the ladies loo. A…

12th April

…Isla inspect Magnolia ‘Fairy White’. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Pink Champagne’ has shed its old bark and now has a pinkish trunk. Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Pink Champagne’ Impressive…

28th January

White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Illicium anisatum is out in flower already. We now have several species of Illicium and they seem to flower in spring,…

7th April

…‘Halley’s Comet’. (Also Cotoneaster lancasteri, Philadelphus purpurascens ‘Brown Leaf’ and Picea crassifolia – all from Mr. Locke). Purchases from the show Purchases from the show White and blue Spanish bluebells….

27th November

…‘Sekiyo’ The very first flower on the darker (original) Camellia saluenensis by the ladies loo. The paler one beside it has been out for about a fortnight. Camellia saluenensis 2019…