4th July

…or even flowers. The new growth curling over itself is attractive. Hygrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ Hygrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ Hygrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ Hydrangea involucrata ‘Viridescens’ has been ringbarked today by the strimmer…

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…

19th June

…Magnolia virginiana ‘Pink Halo’ Photinia davidsoniae in flower by George’s Hut. Photinia davidsoniae Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ starts pink and then goes blue. Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’…

17th July

…are a different shape. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata I think this may be a Myrsine species but am far from certain – no label visible. Myrsine…

20th July

…erect bush. Desmodium elegans Dicentra scandens just out. Dicentra scandens Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ looking superb. Should it be blue? Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House…

3rd July

…decent blue in our soil. Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ A fine plant of Quercus x bushii with huge and slightly irregular leaves but each has…

16th July

…largest Viburnum rhytidophyllum I have ever seen. Viburnum rhytidophyllum A good clump of Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’? Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Bluebird’ A large Nyssa sylvatica. Nyssa sylvatica Quercus suber…

4th August

…on the stems and leaves as you can just about see here. Stewartia serrata Stewartia serrata Stewartia serrata Stewartia serrata Stewartia malacodendron showing early autumn colour on its youngest leaves….

3rd December

…Pagoda’ (‘Sohuksan’) showing off together. Styrax japonicus and Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ (‘Sohuksan’) Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ and Stewartia serrata. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ and Stewartia serrata The autumn colours…

6th February 1897 – 2020

serrata Grevillea serrata Grevillea serrata Nice young cuttings of Lindera aggregata freshly potted. young cuttings of Lindera aggregata Quercus insignis (grafted plant) looking in good condition. Quercus insignis (grafted plant)…

22nd July

…at Burncoose. Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ Bananas forming on Musa basjoo. Musa basjoo Musa basjoo Diospyros cathayensis. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis Zelkova serrata with seed forming. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova…

9th November

…No seeds as yet. Stewartia serrata Stewartia serrata Stewartia serrata The Stewartia muddle here with acquired and gifted young plants needs a lot more work yet as you can see….

25th August

…but the IDS website pictures enable you to key it out correctly. Very different bark. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Jaimie has pruned Prunus mahaleb which was leaning and…

30th June

…year about Hydrangea serrata ‘Crug Cobalt’. Now I take it all back. Nice thing and well worth Asia propagating. Hydrangea serrata ‘Crug Cobalt’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Crug Cobalt’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Crug…

6th July

…is stunning today above Red Linney. Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’ 2024 – CHW A local artist based at Tregrehan, Kate Cambridge, is producing a coffee table book of…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…it gets. Hydrangea scandens x Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea scandens x Hydrangea serrata Aeschcananthus in the glasshouse trailing from a basket. Aeschcananthus Aeschcananthus Deinanthe bifida and Deinanthe caerulea – hydrangea relative….

3rd August

…oak. Quercus marlipoensis Quercus marlipoensis Various forms of wild collected Hydrangea serrata raised by Maurice Foster. Hydrangea serrata Hydrangea serrata Magnolia henryi with its very odd shaped petioles. Tom generously…

23rd July

…‘tassels’. Carpinus fangiana Carpinus fangiana Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ which goes on to produce wonderful autumn colour. Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Zelkova serrata ‘Kiwi Sunset’ Corylus colurna which I turfed…

16th November

…a young plant in a similar manner to some (not all) of our Stewartia rostratas. It can only get better with age. Stewartia serrata Stewartia serrata 2016 – CHW Camellia…

15th July

…is June flowering). I have my doubts? Stewartia serrata Stewartia serrata Melicytisus crassifolius is getting away nicely in full sun and a hot location. Melicytisus crassifolius I had forgotten that…