10th June

…‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ (‘Miss Satomi’ in the new Hillier’s) Growing in full sun in the open…

11th July

…and Lightning’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ with incredibly yellow foliage even in full sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Elymus arenarius…

3rd December

…like Illicium flowers. Not in Hillier’s or New Trees no nothing to find out other than what I see. Dasyphyllum diacanthoides Dasyphyllum diacanthoides 2016 – CHW First few flowers on…

5th June

…Tree fern Tree fern Tree fern The 20 year old fence on the lawn to keep the dogs penned in has lasted well but has recently started to have rotten…

19th November

…does not have as good a brown velvety indumentum. Also masses of seed collected from Zanthoxylum simulans also in the main clearing in Forty Acres (but none on the nearby…

23rd June

…Holland’ The new to us Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ is a good thing. Azalea ‘Blue Moon’ All the camellia liners now potted on and looking good. camellia liners Huodendron biaristratum in…

9th November

…new tank. Then we are better prepared for the next drought. Tin Garden water tank A wasps nest in the Barn Owl box in Tin Garden. Wasps nest in Barn…

20th November

…Rhododendron ponticum. rhododendron self-sown seedlings rhododendron self-sown seedlings Flower cones on the Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ at Tin Garden. This is the first time we have seen this on this 30+…

1st July

…Propagate at once! Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ Hydrangea chinesis ‘Golden Crane’ 2020 – CHW A very fine self-sown buddleia above The Fish…

5th November

…and was collected in South Korea in 1985. No flowers have been seen on this one yet. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Just above it is a…