22nd July

…full out. The first of the eucryphias to perform. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Euonymus tingens (?) above Hovel Cart Road. Just one last flower left. Euonymus…

28th June

…Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Snowbell’ which is a much larger and pinker flower than ‘Pink Showers’ seen yesterday. Dark leaves too of course. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Snowbell’ Stewartia x henryae with…

6th April

…an interesting flower. The best of the deciduous Lindera species? Lindera erythrocarpa Lindera erythrocarpa Prunus ‘Pink Perfection’ Prunus ‘Pink Perfection’ Prunus ‘Horinji’. Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ Jaimie’s magnolia entries in…

10th March

…Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ just out. An Ian Baldick introduction from New Zealand previously called ‘Ian’s Giant Pink’. It is not that ‘giant’ as yet? Magnolia ‘Pink

13th April

…the first time here.Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanagasa’ (syn ‘Pink Parasol’) is putting on a good show and very pretty. Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanagasa’ (syn ‘Pink Parasol’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanagasa’ (syn ‘Pink Parasol’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanagasa’ (syn…

23rd April

…get pinker overall. ‘Caerhays Pink’ form The clump on Hovel Cart Road is markedly much more pink but without the pronounced central blotching to the flower. clump on Hovel Cart…

2nd June

…Still tight buds on Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ A light pink with yellow flare – huge bush. light pink light pink Similar but with a much…

26th May

…well underway leaving the daffodils to die down. Kennel Close Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ just coming. Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ Deutzia longifolia now…

12th April

…Isla inspect Magnolia ‘Fairy White’. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Pink Champagne’ has shed its old bark and now has a pinkish trunk. Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Pink Champagne’ Impressive…

15th May

…laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ making good headway in the Isla Rose Plantation. Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow Showers’ Ceanothus thrysiflorus ‘Snow…