27th May

pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus woerlitzensis, a rare and relatively new species, is rather less floriferous and paler in colour. Also a yellow flash in the trumpets. Aesculus woerlitzensis…

7th May

…superb small growing tree. Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ First flowers out on Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Impressive new growth on Abies spectabilis. Abies spectabilis Populus wilsocarpa…

10th May

…and both are extraordinarily scented. Bees and flies all around. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus glabra Aesculus glabra This is mislabelled but…

8th May

…Looking good in the nursery today. Rhododendron campylocarpum Rhododendron campylocarpum Rhododendron campylocarpum Rhododendron ‘Hackmann’s Metallica’ Rhododendron ‘Hackmann’s Metallica’ Rhododendron ‘Hallelujah’ Rhododendron ‘Hallelujah’ Isopogon anemonifolium Isopogon anemonifolium Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Aesculus…

23rd October

…2020 – CHW I just found Hemiptelea davidii on an availability list from Pavia nurseries and ordered it up. A new genus to me completely which is related to Zelkova….

28th August

…to catch up on early autumn: Aesculus pavia ‘Splendens’ has lost its leaves but still the first conkers I have seen on our 2011 aesculus collection plantings. Aesculus pavia ‘Splendens’…

17th September

pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’. Aesculus pavia ‘Atrosanguinea’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ starting to turn properly autumnal. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ just out in flower. Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’…

3rd December

…day of planting out a few large things from Crug Farm and Pavia reveals several novelties. Euonymus nanus – a dwarf semi-evergreen shrub. Euonymus nanus Euonymus carnosus (MWJ 14515) with…

14th July

…of Pavia and Esveld nurseries plant lists but very little new to buy in that I could find. Perhaps they will update their lists in the autumn. 1969 – FJW…

11th February

…Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose Marie Rominas Pink Sybille dawsoniana Valley Splendour stellata Wisley Stardust R&G Celtis sinensisPavia Euonymus americanusAvaxa 1 Acer macrophyllum 1 Berberis jamesiana 1 Berberis…