18th May

…go. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ – planted in 2010. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Flowers on the Mespilus germanica. Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Tilia mexicana – planted 2011. Tilia mexicana…

4th May

…best beside the birch circles. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Rhododendron ‘Unique’? Rhododendron ‘Unique’ The view down to the bottom pond. bottom pond The view over the middle pond. middle pond…

23rd August

…‘Pink Spires’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ not quite full out. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’. Planted in 2003 this has now made a large spreading (by suckering)…

20th April

…Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ is developing good bark. Planted 2010. Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’…

8th August

…to around 6ft in height here with a similar spread. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra alnifolia ‘Pink Spires’ is single stemmed here with a rather floppy habit. Looks…

17th September

…think of as being late or even the last to flower. Hillier’s says Clethra tomentosa is a late flowering US species. Clethra tomentosa Clethra tomentosa 1918 – JCW The hydrangeas…

10th August

…out. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Plenty of new secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ but only where the new growth has been most vigorous. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Wonderful…

16th January 1897- 2020

…soil is too thin or its top is too exposed and cold. Flowering has been sparse over the years with plenty of dieback. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Vaccinum urceolatum has…

10th January

…have got to go in lockdown. oak tree We saw a few flowers out on Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ in November but there are still loads of buds. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’…

7th November

…very similar genes! Billy First flower out and many buds on Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’. Same as last year in November. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’ nicely…

4th September

tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ making a good show. Larger flowers than the one in the garden here. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Vitex agnus castus just out. Our large plant near…

26th June

…colour variation in foliage from a distance. This is already a big tree 10 years from planting. Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Brabant’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolor Sartinii’ has grown slowly…

23rd June

…but this is a very variegated twig. Ginkgo biloba ‘Variegata’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ with its drooping branches which touch the ground. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia mexicana has…

31st May

…stamineum Rhododendron stamineum Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ at its best. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ just coming. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ The old, gnarled and much damaged Paulownia tomentosa in the…

7th May

…‘Lilacina’. A very gentle blue with a yellow throat. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Rhododendron williamsianum x callimorphum. Nicely pink in bud opening lighter. Rhododendron williamsianum x callimorphum Inflorescences…

24th April

…in less than half that number of years. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Sally Hayward has very kindly been transcribing handwritten records of plants gifted to Caerhays and by…

23rd April

…shaped and most floriferous tree of this sort I have seen. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Euphorbia x pasturei – Euphorbia mellifera is one parent. Not quite out yet but mellifera,…

31st August

…still green. Sorbus wardii Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ with plenty of seed heads forming. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Bronzy secondary growth on Betula insignis ‘Fansipanensis’. Betula insignis ‘Fansipanensis’ Betula insignis ‘Fansipanensis’ Interesting…

30th December

…‘George Blandford’ which we always forget up behind the camellia foliage planting. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ First buds out on Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ The first good…

19th November

…out, high up, on Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Not many fruits on Sorbus eleonorae this year. They do not ripen until February. Aesculus wangii still in very full…