7th April

…bitchiuense Viburnum bitchiuense Rhododendron russatum flowering sparsely. Rhododendron russatum A bold show from Malus sieversii. Malus sieversii Malus sieversii Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ glowing in the sun. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aurea’ Philadelphus…

19th May

…latifolia Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ and Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Ñorquinco’. Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ and Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Ñorquinco’ Anchusa ‘Loddon Royalist’ and Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’. Anchusa ‘Loddon Royalist’ and Philadelphus coronarius

8th June

…with normal revision to green leaves. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’ Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’ Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ – as good a specimen in flower as I have seen. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ Physocarpus…

27th June

…‘Aureus’ was very fine in the front garden. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Rosa ‘American Pillar’ and Clerodendrum bungei. Rosa ‘American Pillar’ Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Erigeron karvinskianus. Geranium ‘Rozanne’…

5th June

…as usual Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouilliere’. Hydrangea ‘Madame E. Mouilliere’ Philadelphus coronarius and Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Philadelphus coronarius Cornus kousa var. chinensis and Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’. Cornus kousa var….