2nd April

…up from sea level in Sichuan and planted here in 2001. Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ I think these are new male catkins…

29th March

…scent. The flowers do not flop when fully open like M. salicifolia ‘Wadas Memory’. An introduction from Eisenhut’s nursery. Magnolia salicifolia ‘Van Veen’ Magnolia salicifolia ‘Van Veen’ Telopea speciosissima in…

3rd September

…busy. Magnolia salicifolia Magnolia salicifolia Another week on and more orange now on Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’. Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ The south facing Podocarpus salignus is quite a sight…

20th September

…rubrum Secondary autumn flowers on Rhododendron yakushimanum. Unreal! Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Despite all the rain the pond levels are low. pond levels are low One of the Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…best specimen I have ever seen. The amazing 200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’) The amazing 200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’) The amazing…

24th March

…has a leaf left on it either. I doubt it will survive but the twigs remain alive so there is hope. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Hoheria angustifolia is…

1st May

…catalogue. Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ full out. You can hardly see the white new growth now. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’…

11th March 1897 – 2020

…rare tree but could you ever grow it into a saleable state in a pot? (Recently reclassified as xanthocyparis rather than chamaecyparis.) Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis…

20th November

…cones on the Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ at Tin Garden. This is the first time we have seen this on this 30+ year old tree. Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’…

13th November

…a nice yellow. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Despite it being mid November Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ still has full leaf and loads of…

15th November

…one too. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’ 2017 – CHW Syringa emodii ‘Aureovariegata’ still with no sign of autumn. The prominent dark green centres of its leaves…

26th March

…as its now too tall and the flowers are too far away. Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ Typical rain damage on rhododendron flowers that were only…

31st March

…base. Not worth naming I suspect. Magnolia zenii x M. salicifolia ‘Jermyns’ Magnolia zenii x M. salicifolia ‘Jermyns’ Magnolia zenii x M. salicifolia ‘Jermyns’ Camellia ‘Tiffany’ I think rather than…

28th November

…odd phenomenon which I have seen before in a partly rotten Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’. Magnolia salicifolia Magnolia salicifolia Despite the storms Polyspora longicarpa (WWJ 11604) planted in 2011 still…

RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

…here to return to the 7th April. Magnolia salicifolia ‘Concolor’ – large flowers indeed for a salicifolia Magnolia salicifolia ‘Concolor’ Magnolia salicifolia ‘Concolor’ Prunus ‘Shosar’ Prunus ‘Shosar’ Prunus ‘Shosar’ Fatsia…

8th January

…pauciflora (WWJ 11999) with a rather different seed head. Schefflera pauciflora (WWJ 11999) The fallen branch from one of the original Magnolia salicifolia narrowly missed the Polyspora longicarpa. Magnolia salicifolia

16th October

…– name unknown. Busy Lizzie Busy Lizzie Dendroseris litoralis. Dendroseris litoralis Fruits on Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ which one seldom sees. Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ The Betula circles get better and better….

31st August

…ancient Magnolia salicifolia. Magnolia salicifolia Magnolia denudata ‘Fragrant Cloud’ has just one flower. Magnolia denudata ‘Fragrant Cloud’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Crataegifolia’ now nearly out. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Crataegifolia’ Cotoneaster cordifolius ‘Ogisu’ with…

7th November

…at home. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Brahea armata in the Mediterranean Biome. Our plant above the greenhouse is doing fine outside so far. Brahea armata Lavender dentata or…

2nd October

…late summer flowering! Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Nearby is Hoheria sextylosa with a much more erect habit. The flowers are larger on the newer growth…