25th August

…15 new lime species growing on mainly in Kennel Close. T. kiusiana is well worth putting in the new Burncoose catalogue. Tilia kiusiana Tilia kiusiana Tilia kiusiana Tilia kiusiana Tilia…

10th August

…bark on Magnolia decidua. Magnolia decidua First flowers out on the late flowering Tilia kiusiana. Tilia kiusiana The secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ are now full out and not that…

30th June

…(MWJ 13163) Magnolia crassifolia (MWJ 13163) Tilia kiusiana about to flower. Tilia kiusiana Tilia kiusiana Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ nearly over. Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ I was very rude last…

23rd August

…or two limes and some southern hemisphere species. The eucryphias have largely come and gone while I have been away. Tilia kiusiana Tilia kiusiana Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ is splendid today….

13th November

…Liriodendron chinense Tilia kiusiana is not bad either. I have not seen it this good before. Tilia kiusiana Tilia kiusiana And the two together – wonderful! the two together I…

19th November

…tree and mainly on the ground. Tilia kiusiana Tilia kiusiana Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ with old growth leaves turning brown while the leaves on this year’s new growth remain green….

16th November

…growth emerging post drought on a clump of Rhododendron crassum. Rhododendron crassum The water tank base installed at Tin Garden. water tank base Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense both yellowing…

1st December

…autumn splendour. Liriodendron chinense Tilia kiusiana with autumn colour. Tilia kiusiana 2020 – CHW As Lockdown 2 nears its end I am starting to run out of new things to…

20th November

kiusiana just gets better! Tilia kiusiana Liriodendron chinense is approaching its best. Liriodendron chinense Liriodendron chinense Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ develops black leaves as they prepare to drop. Magnolia obovata…

14th October

…best thing in flower in the garden today but this is a close second. Vitex agnus castus First flashes of autumn colour on Tilia kiusiana. Tilia kiusiana 2021 – CHW…

12th November

…Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Woolly Mammoth’ Magnolia decidua never looks as though it is or will be until the New Year. Magnolia decidua Good colour Tilia kiusiana. Tilia kiusiana First flower this…

26th October

…Nice yellow colours just now appearing on Tilia kiusiana. Tilia kiusiana Berries and flowers on several of the Corokia. Corokia Corokia First flower on Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’. Is…

22nd August

…has left a trail of minor destruction.One of 3 larger trees in Kennel Close blown off their stakes. trees in Kennel Close blown off their stakes Tilia kiusiana full out…

2nd August

…drop before they ripen and turn black. Prunus padus ‘Colorata’ Tilia kiusiana still not quite out. Tilia kiusiana The wind has taken out the top of our best young Embothrium…

18th May

…Close and above Rogers Quarry)Tilia tuan var. chemoui (Kennel Close)Tilia kiusiana (Slip Rail)Tilia mongolica ‘Harvest Gold’Tilia mongolicaAnd one or two other more recent plantings. 2019 – CHW On arrival at…

27th June

…‘Bonica’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ Zelkova serrata with its characteristic trunk and leaves. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata I also saw Tilia kiusiana which really is a rarity. 2024…

27th August

…I need to go and have a look. Need to start again with this August/September flowering species much loved by bees. It is later even than Tilia kiusiana into flower….