7th September

…Cornus ‘Gloria Birkett’ Heptacodium miconioides is now 10-12ft tall with a spread of 15ft. Heptacodium miconioides Heptacodium miconioides Cladrastis kentukea turning yellow already. Cladrastis kentukea Cladrastis kentukea Sorbus gongashanica has…

7th October

…rather different sort of display. Cotoneaster parneyi Cotoneaster parneyi 2022 – CHW A look around to see how the early autumn colour is progressing.Cladrastis kentukea at its finest but the…

14th October

…Magnolia delavayi Magnolia delavayi Vitex agnus castus in the sun on a remarkably hot afternoon. Vitex agnus castus Cladrastis kentukea turning yellow early as usual. Cladrastis kentukea Cryptomeria japonica ‘Araucarioides’…

13th September

…Candy’. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Autumn tints now on Cladrastis kentukea. Cladrastis kentukea Drought strikes two 20 year old Rhododendron auriculatum. New growth from this year dead. After rain some reshooting…

17th September

…but they are far from ripe yet. 1991 planting but very rare in cultivation. Asia needs to grab these in three to four weeks. Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Cladastris kentukea

26th September

…aspera (a gift from Lord Howick in 2018) about to make a good late show. Hydrangea aspera Hydrangea aspera Early autumn colour as usual on Cladastris kentukea. Cladastris kentukea A…

21st October

kentukea. A record tree used to (and may still) exist at Cotehele in Cornwall. Looking at the pictures on the IDS website I would say this plant is correctly named…