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…

21st July

…Manglietia insignis Cornus kousa 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…

17th September

…And on 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

7th May 1897 – 2020

…winner Wisley show 2016 The centenary rhododendron show at Wisley was not as large as at Rosemoor but had a superb range of species. Caerhays won the evergreen azalea section…

11th April

…just as good. ‘Fairy Lime’, also nearby, is still in tight bud. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubum (as in rhodo species pocket…

18th April

…different in flower and new leaf. 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…

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…

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…

12th October

…confined to a few 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…

18th May

…Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ – a few late flowers. Magnolia ‘Peaches and Cream’ Sorbus thompsonii with attractive silvery-purple new leaves – planted 2010. Sorbus thompsonii Sorbus thompsonii Tilia miqueliana (the…

15th June

…in Cornwall. Mining tin and lithium in Cornwall Cornwall Seaweed Company. Cornwall Seaweed Company Fishing. Fishing Cornish Cream. Cornish Cream Cornish Apple Growing. Cornish Apple Growing China Clay. China Clay…

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…

9th September

…combyi Vitex agnus – castus just opening. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ laden with fruits. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ Cattle back in the water meadows. Cattle back in the water meadows…

10th September

…just 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…

21st September

…one large Cornus capitata tree. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ 2018 – CHW Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Strawberry’ displaying its superb autumn colour on a…

20th October

…bit of yellow lower down for now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa aquatica is still green all over. 2016 – CHW The seed heads on Viburnum…

20th April

…see the russet indumentum on the undersides of the new leaves which I would have expected on M. manipurensis. Magnolia doltsopa manipurensis (NJM 13010) Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’…

4th March

…yards from the old tree. Cunninghamia lanceolata Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ nicely out in Old Park. Impressively quick growth into a sizeable small tree. Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Tree…

29th March

…in tight bud. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ is a M. soulangeana seedling raised by John Gallagher. Magnolia…

28th April

…with its new growth full out. Acer palmatum ‘Skeeters Broom’ The Michelias looking superb in Tunnel 3. Michelias Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia Michelia laevifolia…