11th July

…hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ – an attractive colour. Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Mango Popsicle’ Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’ with dark brownish leaves and contrasting bright flowers. Geranium ‘Orkney Cherry’…

23rd January

…orientalis with pink tinged anthers showing from the flower heads and then white flowers. Sarcococca orientalis Sarcococca orientalis Sarcococca wallichii flowers are over but the odd black berry remains. Sarcococca…

30th September

…deer on this weeping cherry. weeping cherry weeping cherry Sorbus prattii with just two clusters of white berries. Sorbus prattii Photinia villosa var. zollingeri rather sparsely berried. Photinia villosa var….

21st April

…x Rhododendron euchates Rhododendron moorii full out and very splendid today. Rhododendron moorii Rhododendron moorii Rhododendron moorii First flowering here of Magnolia ‘Lu Shan’. A purchase from Cherry Tree nursery…

15th May

…last week. unknown cherry unknown cherry The Rhododendron kiusianum hybrid is very fine and a huge plant well worth propagating. We saw pink and white forms at Windsor but none…

29th March

…is its first flowering here. Its an old Gresham hybrid of no great note. Magnolia ‘Dark Shadow’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ not too smashed up in the rain. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’…

13th July

‘Cherry Cola’ is very effective. We have stocked this for a couple of years but I have never seen it in maturity. Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’ Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’ Hemerocallis ‘Autumn…

18th July

…Brandy’ – growing to about 18’’ in a pot. Digitalis ‘Cherry Brandy’ Digitalis ‘Cherry Brandy’ Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s Pink Mist’ was attractive and a candidate for next year’s catalogue. Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s…

8th August

berry already. Sorbus gongashanica Very few fruits on Crataegus schraderiana this year unlike last. Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus wattiana with fruits turning colour already. Crataegus wattiana Crataegus aprica still has green…

17th September

…what was out in flower or in berry. After the grass cutting on the banks the autumn cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) have suddenly appeared in profusion. Pink and white forms. A…