7th June

…Rosa ‘Blue for You’ Rosa ‘Blue for You’ A nice memorial for Albert Riddle outside the members’ pavilion. Albert would have approved of the developing piss up in the CLA…

14th June

…capitata nearly full out. Cornus capitata Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’ was a purchase from Trevena Cross Garden Centre and planted in 2019. It is not looking well and has struggled…

26th November

…pungens ‘Fat Albert’ makes its first appearance here. Picea pungens ‘Fat Albert’ Magnolia dawsoniana finally starting to shed its leaves outside the front gate. Magnolia dawsoniana Rehderodendron macrocarpum with autumn…

11th December

…site cold in the early spring. Here a Prince Albert’s Yew (Saxegothaea conspicua) to give shelter one day from the east. Prince Albert’s Yew The reinforcements to the windbreak above…

23rd September

…cones forming on Saxegothaea conspicua on just the odd branch. Quite a surprise as I had thought that ‘Prince Albert’s yew’ had berries? The reference books say these cones are…