16th June

…flowers at first which develop a pink hue. The California buckeye is an excellent species. Aesculus californica Aesculus californica Aesculus californica A third Carrieria calycina in the Isla Rose area….

5th June

…Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ Aesculus wilsonii seems to flower a fortnight later than all other species. Individual flowers are pink or yellow. Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii Enkianthus hirtinervus is also…

25th April

…needs cutting out. Aesculus carnea ‘Aureomarginata’ Aesculus carnea ‘Aureomarginata’ Aesculus carnea ‘Aureomarginata’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ planted this year and now flowering well on its drooping branches. Malus x…

2nd July

…has been quite slow growing compared to some of the other species. Aesculus californica Aesculus californica Eucalyptus simondsii finally in flower. Saw the swelling buds months ago. Eucalyptus Buddleia loricata…

22nd August

…to three weeks before the squirrels find them. Very little seed on any of the other Aesculus in Kennel Close. x neglecta is a cross between Aesculus flava and Aesculus

29th April

…and we have lost three out of five planted out. Tom says it is very early into leaf and loses come from late frost. AESCULUS wangii AESCULUS wangii AESCULUS wangii…

21st May

…growth. Planted out last autumn. Euptelia polyandra Aesculus glaucescens (x neglecta is its revised name) is now a decent tree. Aesculus glaucescens Aesculus glaucescens Aesculus glaucescens Magnolia sieboldii ‘Pride of…

3rd June

…This is the same clump of Aesculus wilsonii from which we gathered so many conkers last autumn. These are now germinating well in the greenhouse. Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus

29th May

…glomeruliflora Philadelphus melanocalyx Philadelphus melanocalyx Astrantia ‘Gill Richardson’ Astrantia ‘Gill Richardson’ A closeup flower of Aesculus wilsonii on our stand. Aesculus wilsonii Watsonia humilis on Penberth nurseries’ stand. Watsonia humilis…

17th September

…planipes with more ripe seed heads. Euonymus planipes Euonymus planipes Autumn colours on Aesculus flava. Aesculus flava And on Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’. Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Induta’ And on Aesculus