18th May

spikes. We will have to cut them down to fit them onto the lorry. Too tall at present. echium spike Is this Cotoneaster frigidus or is it a Cotoneaster x…

11th April

…‘Fairy Blush’ just now out in Old Park. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ beside it. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ A young Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ in Tin Garden giving…

2nd May

…var. giganteum also planted in 2019. Rhododendron protistum var. giganteum Magnolia laevifolia ‘Fairy Cream’ now at its best. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Fairy Cream’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ flowering…

18th April

Cream”? Label gone. It matches up to the pictures which we have. Magnolia “Peaches ‘n’ Cream” Magnolia “Peaches ‘n’ Cream” First flowering with us (and long awaited) of Ucodendron whatonii…

31st July

…Sky’ (it was not – quite the reverse opposite Tesco’s today!) ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Sunny Sky’ ‘Cream Abundance’ – sadly no scent in the rain. ‘Cream Abundance’ ‘Cream Abundance’ A very…

29th July

…all over the garden. Almost 100 years old. Rehderodendron macrocarpum Flower spikes emerging on Schefflera delavayi. Normally out in November/December. Schefflera delavayi I have also missed Illicium aff. griffithii (WWJ…

11th March

…Friday night magnolias on Friday night magnolias on Friday night Acacia potaczeki was attractive and new to me. Acacia potaczeki Acacia potaczeki Pieris formosa var forrestii ‘Rowallane Spike’ – flowers…

1st May

…A beschorneria has a huge flowering spike which should be perfect in three weeks’ time. Beschorneria Look at this huge jasmine. Our theme is ‘Plants as Pollinators’ and this is…

4th May

…‘Fairy Cream’ is just as good as the other colours and just as scented. Magnolia ‘Fairy Cream’ The 3 fairies side by side in Old Park (Cream, Blush and White)….

3rd May

…(Michelia) ‘Fairy Cream’ full out and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Cream’ I think Rhododendron floccigerum is my favourite Rhodo species. It’s the bicolour effect I suppose. We have…