17th September

…Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’. Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ And on Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’. Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ starting to turn properly autumnal. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Mahonia…

2nd June

…40 cars and 100 people turned up. Not bad for a parish of only 75! Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon Jubilee (bonfire) beacon…

11th November

…Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ has changed colours in the four days. The red is going and more yellow now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascade’ has had its…

10th September

…starting to turn to its wonderful autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early…

20th October

…for now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa aquatica is still green all over. 2016 – CHW The seed heads on Viburnum betulifolium are ripe and some…

13th June

…kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Beautiful foliage on Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ now with…

27th May

…flower as usual. Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Alba’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ plastered in bracts. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cutting back the deciduous azaleas to remove ivy…

7th May

…Rhododendron ‘Nancor’ 2016 – CHW Evergreen Azalea winner Wisley show 2016 The centenary rhododendron show at Wisley was not as large as at Rosemoor but had a superb range of…

29th July

…Kniphofia caulescens from South Africa at its best. Kniphofia caulescens Kniphofia caulescens Canna ‘Bonfire’ full out. Canna ‘Bonfire’ Canna ‘Bonfire’ Canna ‘Bonfire’ Even larger and more mature flower heads on…

3rd November

…cinnabarinum subsp. xanthocodon Concatenans Group. What a mouthfall of a name. It was once just Rh. concatenans! Rhododendron cinnabarinum subsp. xanthocodon Concatenans Group Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ getting going properly…

4th September

…not seen this before. Diospyros lotus Oxydendrum arboreum now out in flower. Slow to come out from when we last saw it. Oxydendrum arboreum Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ with great…

10th November

‘Wisley Bonfire’ with a reasonable show but the other 3 Nyssas here have been blown away already. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Escallonia bifida also with a decent flush of secondary…

12th October

…branches. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has as good an autumn display as its…

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…

20th December

…gets burnt. Stumps out shortly and then ready for replanting. Leylandii bonfire Leylandii bonfire Uplifting the beech tree shelter belt and the top of Kennel Close. Beech uplifting Beech uplifting…

23rd April

…with 3 of the grandchildren. A bonfire with 3 of the grandchildren A bonfire with 3 of the grandchildren A Magnolia ‘Honey Belle’. Magnolia ‘Honey Belle’ Magnolia ‘Honey Belle’ Lindera…

9th May

…the RHS Wisley to assume the private garden owner is too ‘thick’ to know what is actually planted in his own garden and hope to rely on other staff to…

18th April

…Amelanchier ovalis ‘Wisley’ Amelanchier ovalis ‘Wisley’ Amelanchier ovalis ‘Wisley’ Amelanchier x weigandii (1985-8373-Kew) Amelanchier x weigandii (1985-8373-Kew) Amelanchier ovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier ovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier ovalis ‘Jenny Belle’ Amelanchier…

1st June

…is just fully out but not quite yet specked with pink and red as the bracts will become later. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ In full sun…

21st July

…var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ with the seed heads now swelling. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Cream’ The best blue hydrangea clump in the garden…