8th March

…x Magnolia denudata) nearly full out and very dark against a dark sky. Planted in 2006 and already 20ft x 15ft. Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ Michelia doltsopa just…

31st May

…is a 20ft x 20ft tree and perhaps the best show in the garden in June? Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Magnolia globosa is suddenly nearly out. A week…

29th December

…4 metre spacing for smaller growing varieties – 12ft eventually and columnar – 6 metre spacing for medium growing varieties –c. 20ft x 20ft eventually – 7 metre spacing for…

29th July

…but planted here about 20 years ago and now 20ft x15ft. Clethra monostachya Clethra monostachya Clethra monostachya 2018 – CHW Quercus insignis has recovered from the hit it took in…

5th July

…assumed it was just a shrub! Rhaphithamnus spinosus Chordospartium stevensonii is a 15-20ft multi stemmed shrub here. In full flower today. Chordospartium stevensonii Chordospartium stevensonii No idea of the name…

6th January

…already out. One tiny and rather dubious single flower lower down but plenty of flowering spikes on the newer growth at the top of this huge 20ft plus climber. Clematis…

31st March

…10ft tall, 20ft across and will not last much longer. The lower branches are already failing after just short of 30 years. The racemes of flowers are 3-4in long with…

21st October

…in Hillier’s or New Trees. V. fordii is the Tung tree from S. China, Vietnam and Burma. A small deciduous tree growing to 20ft with inflorescences of male and female…

7th April

…Akebia quinata ‘Alba’ is now a dense mat of growth 20ft up this wall. You can clearly see the male and female flowers in the same flower clusters. Akebia quinata…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…was hit by a tree at 20ft but reshot with three main stems. The juvenile foliage lower down vastly different to the leaves at the top. Odd spotting on the…