12th September

…do we struggle to get this going in the garden? Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Indigofera howellii and Fagus longipetiolata as gifts for the Belvoir Castle trip…

9th November

…last fortnight. This is a very special autumn colour plant. Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Clethra pringleyi in full flower above the Crinodendron Hedge. Clethra pringleyi Clethra pringleyi 2020…

1st November

…even seen these peculiar flowers before? Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Azalea ‘Kirin’ with early flower. Azalea ‘Kirin’ ‘Golden Scalycap’ (Pholiota aurivella) I think? On beech stumps and roots….

9th April

…wet semi shade where we have lost it twice. Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Meliosma oldhamii looks nothing like our much younger plant? No orange indumentum on the buds. Its bark…

19th September

…here. Two out of the three most recent plantings have yet again died. This plant was held back in the frames to go out next spring. Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius

4th October

…it doing well in several different locations. Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Plenty of seed heads on Magnolia rostrata but, as usual, no sign yet that they have swollen enough to…

20th November

cercidifolius gets even better! Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius The fallen Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as it is now renamed) has been pruned back and re-uprighted to reshoot which I expect…

12th March 1897 – 2020

cercidifolius just coming into leaf. We must try planting this here again after three failures. It is very particular about its location. Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius A fine Fatsia polycarpa…

9th May

…purple undersides to its leaves which are also quite outstanding. Disanthus cercidifolius is a plant noted for its autumn colours which we have failed to grow despite three attempts. The…

23rd June

…macrosepala (CWJ 12441) Hydrangea angustipetala f. macrosepala (CWJ 12441) Nice tints on the new growth of Disanthus cercidifolius. Disanthus cercidifolius Gladiolus ‘Prins Claus’ in Roy Key’s garden at The Pound….

10th September

…wet one. Better with the dead twigs now removed. Disanthus cercidifolius just starting its autumn colour. Disanthus cercidifolius This elderly Illicium anisatum was pictured in this diary as dead at…

8th October

…taiwanianum. Viburnum taiwanianum First flowers out on Schima superba. Schima superba Clethra pringlei nicely out in flower. Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei Disanthus cercidifolius just starting to turn colour….

13th October

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Disanthus cercidifolius just starting to put on its autumn show. Disanthus cercidifolius Euonymus…

20th October

…windblown twigs and branches. I will never remember these fungi’s names. Favolaschia calocera At last we have a decent Disanthus cercidifolius growing away after many failures to get this properly…

2nd March

…by a tree and is now recovering above Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ is now full out beside the ‘Lanarth’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Disanthus cercidifolius