22nd April

…rhododendron layering as you can see from these pictures. rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering rhododendron layering Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ full out now. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Michelia martinii has dropped…

8th April

…sasanqua ‘Sweet Jane’ – likewise. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sweet Jane’ Camellia ‘Spring Festival’ – ditto. Camellia ‘Spring Festival’ Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ Camellia ‘Spring Mist’ Prunus maakii ‘Amber Beauty’ – glorious in…

8th September

…donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ in full flower. Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Ligustrum japonicum ‘Aureum’ Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis Dregea sinensis 2016…

15th December

…Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third…

20th April

…williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ just leafing up in Tin Garden. Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix undensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ is darker than Magnolia ‘Peachy’ which is lighter…

31st March

…the main ride. Rhododendron ‘Chink’ As is the nearby Stachyurus chinensis. Over flowering and soon to expire! Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Magnolia ‘Petit Chicon’ in its second year of flowering.

29th November

…show. Acer griseum 2019 – CHW Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ produces golden autumn colours as well as genuinely yellow leaves in the spring and summer. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix…

3rd May

…sinensis Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ has golden young leaves and originated in Birr Castle in Ireland. Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’ Davidia involucrata var. vilmorimana ‘Golden Birr’…

21st April

…Azalea ‘Blushing Belle’. Late flowers on Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’. Camellia japonica ‘Golden Anniversary’ To the greenhouse to select plant gifts for our trip this week. Prickly new growth on…

22nd October

…hard to photograph. Hoheria populnea Callicarpa species unknown from Nanning in Guangdong province. Callicarpa species Acer truncatum var barbinerve with the seed heads colouring. Acer truncatum var barbinerve Carpinus caroliniana…

27th March

…made some new metal hinges for the gardeners sheds. new metal hinges A most unusual red ring in the bark of the dead Daphniphyllum macropodum on the drive which was…

15th February 1897 – 2020

…flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii The record Magnolia campbellii is now full out and ‘Spring has Sprung’ at Caerhays in…

6th February

…excitement! The first ever flowering here, of Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Fire’. This came to us from Lunaplant in Germany and is not that different from some of the other…

3rd October

…flowering tree which I need to inspect here in maturity. I did not realise it was an October flowerer. No scent here today. Neolitsea sericea Neolitsea sericea Lespedeza thunbergii flowering

12th September

…saw today starting to plan the camellia cutting programme for the next week or two. Remembering where all the new ones we all liked in the spring are is far…

22nd July

…age this spring by Lower Quarry Nursery after overflowering and overseeding copiously. 8-9ft tall and 6ft spread. Clethra delavayi Clethra delavayi Clethra delavayi Clethra monostachya is flowering nearby in Bond…

1st April

…and muddier in colour in the second autumn flowering. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ Camellia reticulata (white) flowering for the first time by the greenhouse. Entirely genuine and entirely new to…

29th June

…ground level where the dogs (normally) know they can drink. see how little rain we have had Magnolia/ Manglieta TH6438 flowering for perhaps the second time at about 20 feet…

23rd May

…still plenty of flowers and large black edible fruits on show today. Halleria lucida Halleria lucida First ever flowering here of Merrilliopanax alpinus (BWJ 13939) above HQN. Merrilliopanax alpinus (BWJ…

9th May

…form Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ is not something which you often notice flowering. Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ Magnolia acuminata var subcordata flowering high up. Magnolia acuminata var subcordata Magnolia ‘Genie’ still in…