12th April

spectabilis. We need to acquire this! Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Sadly ‘Buddha’ was over. This is very good. I did not bother to photograph the pure…

6th March

…yellow canes with a green band in the groove. Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens – green canes fading to dull yellowish green. Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens…

23rd February

…flowering from Yunnan. Here you see the fruits forming which are not camellia like at all nor like polyspora either. Pyrenaria spectabilis Pyrenaria spectabilis The best polyspora which we saw…

11th May

…argenteum Penstemon spectabilis – Californian I believe. Penstemon spectabilis Penstemon spectabilis Teucrium fruticans – another we sell and perfectly hardy outside. Teucrium fruticans Teucrium fruticans Malva subobovata Malva subobovata Jacaranda…

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…

8th April

…sterculiaceum ssp franchettii – an original plant of this survives at Caerhays. Acer sterculiaceum ssp franchettii Acer sterculiaceum ssp franchettii Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic Double’ – even better this year than…

15th May

…Magnolia ‘Moonspire’ Malus x micromalus (Malus baccata x Malus spectabilis) is a fine show. Hillier’s says it has pink flowers! The buds are pink but the flowers are not. The…

2nd October

…it was pure white and not pink as Hilliers state it should be (Malus baccata x Malus spectabilis as it was labelled when it came to us in 2005). Well…

24th February

…Borinda (Fargesia) frigida (syn.frigidorum)KR4059 Borinda (Fargesia) scabrida Chusquea culeou’Foxtail Bamboo’ ( seedlings from Wisley) Indocalamus latifolius Indocalamus (Sasa) tesselatus Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata’Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys bambusoides’Castillonis Inversa’ Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens Thamnocalamus…