4th November

…autumn colour but not here today. It catches the west wind too much by Tin Garden. Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum The Ghent azalea clumps in Kennel Close have had a…

30th May

…weeks but only on one branch unlike last year’s efforts which were rather better. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ 2021 – CHW A warm and dry bank holiday weekend….

28th May

…properly in Kennel Close. Quite a pale flower in reality. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ is nearly as fine as Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. The outer tepals…

29th April

…Quarry. Bluebells Illicium majus is making a fair tree. Good new growth. Illicium majus Illicium majus Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ coming out a bit more. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis

17th May

…Deutzia longifolia Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ plastered in flower. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ 2022 – CHW Seven cygnets have hatched on the lake. cygnets Mallotus japonicus coming into leaf….

19th April

…out. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ has one flower left – a pretty decent one! Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ A carpet of flowers under the…

11th May

…what the 50 pages of government guidelines say today. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ in bud. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ making a good show. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’…

10th May

…as good as the label which sold it to us originally. Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ Cercis canadensis ‘Lavender Twist’ A clump of Lonicera japonica growing on an old stump. Lonicera…

19th October

…has a good yellow hue. Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’ Cercis ‘Ruby Falls’ is changing nicely too. Cercis ‘Ruby Falls’ Catalpa bignonoides ‘Aurea’ with secondary new growth in the show…

17th September

…moorei Eucryphia moorei Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ exhibiting its autumn colours. Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ The new introduction to the website finally in flower – Thunbergia battiscombei. Thunbergia battiscombei Euonymus…