…‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ slowly emerging into colour. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Ilex yunnanensis with new growth and flower showing. I saw…

…below the bank on the lawn 40 plus years ago by me. Weigelia ‘Florida Variegata’ Weigelia ‘Florida Variegata’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Beside it is a good plant…

…I have not seen this variety offered in the nursery trade for decades but it is (eventually) well worth growing. Cornus florida ‘Pluribracteata’ Cornus florida ‘Pluribracteata’ Cornus florida ‘Pluribracteata’ Magnolia…

…‘Variegata’ Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ just coming out. Jasminum humile ‘Revolutum’ Jasminum beesianum likewise. Jasminum beesianum Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ is now a large shrub! Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ The…

…so. The adjacent Loderi ‘King George’ is over but some years the two coincide. CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ 1997 – FJW Delias…

…Cornus florida ‘Rainbow’ Cornus florida ‘Rainbow’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ is nice enough. Looks as though the bracts will get pinker splashes later. Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss…

…florida Amelanchier florida Amelanchier florida The newish 2017 planting is starting to take shape as you can a bit see here. A large area to fill! 2017 planting 2017 planting…

…planting plans but was planted around 2005. Cornus florida Cornus florida Rhododendron fragrantissimum by the front door. Rhododendron fragrantissimum 2022 – CHW Tom Hudson tipped me off that the RHS…

…of a tree fern. Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ on Laundry Hill is starting to revert. The flower is the same but some branches are no longer variegated. Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ Weigela…

…but is in shade so the bracts could be darker in full sun. Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Cornus florida ‘Red Giant’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ has very…

…them eaten by birds. Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ One of many Cornus florida varieties on the drive still to retain a fair set of last year’s leaves. I have noticed this…

…Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ with a wonderful mix of autumn colour. Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ and it is! Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’…

…in the way of autumn colour either. Acer heldreichii Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ with only a leaf left. Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ with good reddish-purple colours. Cornus florida…

…more. a few small clusters of pure white berries Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ is turning colour nicely at the Four in Hand. Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ 2015 – CHW…

…year old tree growing in poor soil. Cornus florida Cornus florida Sorbus pseudobakonyensis fruits on a 10ft tall tree planted six to eight years ago. First time it has fruited…

…‘Taiga’ really is an outstanding show. Clematis florida ‘Taiga’ Clematis florida ‘Taiga’ Delphinium ‘Wishful Thinking’ will be a pleasant bicoloured addition to next year’s catalogue. Carpinus tuczaninowii will be new…

…got into the shortlist of 10 for Plant of the Year at Chelsea 2017. Its first flowers in the nursery. Clematis florida ‘Taiga’ Clematis florida ‘Taiga’ Paeonia ‘Moon River’ is…

…is Glendoick’s ‘Crosswater Red’? Cornus florida ‘Milky Way’ Cornus florida ‘Milky Way’ Beside it is rather a nice Cornus florida ‘Milky Way’ which enables one to see why it gets…

…florida ‘Daybreak’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ 2018 – CHW It is amazing what a difference a week away has meant in the garden. The grass has grown 6’’ and the laurel…

…Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ The view from the drive across to Giddle Orchard shows the second flush of magnolias. The first two were out a month ago and…