9th July

…Still on display though! A few (unknown) butterflies – some feeding on sliced oranges. butterflies butterflies butterflies Perfectly horrid but no idea what it is? no idea Out of the…

13th April

…tree. Hilliers say it is ‘small’. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ 2018 – CHW At the nursery for various meetings on an overcast day.The new Distyllum racemosum ‘Blue Cascade’ has attractive…

31st July

…biloba Gingko biloba Gingko biloba Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ in full sun on a hot bank. Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko biloba ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko biloba…

25th April

‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ just out. I have seen it much better elsewhere, but this is only its second flowering. Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Staphylea colchica has come into…

18th April

…of M ‘Butterflies’? Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Alixeed’ is not in the normal magnolia reference books but looks like a x loebneri variety as it is too vigorous for…

23rd March

…Penvergate. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Scented Gem’ (from Kevin Hughes Plants) first flowering. Magnolia ‘Scented Gem’ Magnolia ‘Scented Gem’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ just starting. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’…

27th June

…planting here. Another unusual but very attractive leaf formation which is so different from the gingko cultivar last week. Gingko ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko ‘Jade Butterflies’ Gingko ‘Jade Butterflies’ First flower…

25th October

…which is typical of ginkgos. I will try to catch up with the other varieties when they turn colour. Ginkgo ‘Jade Butterflies’ Ginkgo ‘Jade Butterflies’ Ginkgo ‘Jade Butterflies’ Liquidamber styraciflua…

24th August

…the knapweed feeding butterflies in profusion. butterflies butterflies Hedychium coronarium just out as the next heatwave is upon us. Some flowers still in bud and some nearly over. Hedychium coronarium…

20th April

…though. This year so far it is a far better yellow than ‘Yellow Bird’ but not usually. ‘Yellow Bird’ may have been blown open early. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ I…