8th November

…‘Winter’s Joy’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Plantation Pink’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’….

9th November

…colour autumn colour autumn colour autumn colour autumn colour 2017 – CHW A good crop of seeds to gather on Styrax ‘Emerald Pagoda’. Large flowers and equally large seeds on…

17th November

…Evelyn with “Winter’s Joy” – I am not convinced this is the right name but an excellent plant – perhaps the most floriferous we saw today “Winter’s Joy” “Winter’s Joy”…

19th November

…seeming fully double when full out. Large flowers for a sasanqua. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ ‘Winters Joy’ – a semi-double medium pink. Camellia ‘Winters Joy’…

19th October

…oleifera ‘Winter’s Joy’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Camellia ‘Takanini’ Rhus glabra with a flower but, as yet, no autumn colour. Rhus glabra 2019 – CHW Camellia…

12th September

…well be useful publicity for us. While waiting I discover the following camellias have their first flowers in the tunnels: Camellia “Winter’s Joy” Camellia “Winter’s Joy” Camellia “Winter’s Dream” Camellia…

31st March

…so bell shaped flowers on each raceme. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis ‘Joy Forever’. This flowers before its leaves emerge (as here) but these are…

26th March 1897 – 2020

…the first time. The leaves are yellow variegated. Stachyurus praecox ‘Joy Forever’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Joy Forever’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ was, thankfully, having a year off from flowering this year but…

11th November

…colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn colour pictures collage of autumn

7th November

…turning. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Plenty of flowers still opening on Magnolia grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn colours on Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Cotoneaster franchetii and the autumn

4th November

…time permitted. Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no sakae’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no sakae’ 2017 – CHW A few autumn colours to look for:Fine autumn colour as usual on Euonymus elatus. I…

12th November

…sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ developing into a large shrub. Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’ Autumn colour in a now fully grass cut Kennel Close. Kennel Close in autumn Kennel Close in…

15th November

…with autumn tints. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Salix fargesii just turning. Salix fargesii Corylopsis spicata with rich yellow autumn colour on the Main Ride. Corylopsis spicata Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ only…

2nd August

…– CHW After last week’s rain a joy to see the new growth progressing on the big leafed rhododendrons and secondary new growth on many other things. Abies koreana with…

12th March 1897 – 2020

…today. Rhododendron cilpinense Rhododendron cilpinense I think this is Boquila trifoliata outside the back yard with buds and copious new growth appearing. It is supposed to flower in the autumn

23rd October

joyful anticipation and only one day of disappointment – the day they open their first flowers!” 2022 – CHW A compilation of Autumn seeds collected from the garden this week….

11th July

…seedlings seedlings Puya chilensis from seed. Puya chilensis Unbelievable germination of magnolia seedlings this year from the main seed bench. magnolia seedlings What a joy it is to have Cressy…

30th May

…CHW To the greenhouses to look at the new acquisitions to plant out in the autumn and new things which Asia has propagated. Lots of treats in store and everything…

14th November

…Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’ Cornus alternifolia with its ghostly autumn display. The best autumn colour in the garden today on several trees. This one on the drive. Cornus alternifolia Cornus…

29th October

…already blown away. This species would have good potential in a different autumn. Acer heldreichii Prunus incisa looks as though it is about to produce a decent show of autumn