8th March

…Williams’ x M. ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘J. C. Williams’. Possibly worth a name if it continues to perform but not our breeding. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M….

10th March 1897 – 2020

…edging to the petals as you would expect from a Ruby. Planted 2015. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Chindit’…

21st April

…it. Actually I think it is ‘Pickards Ruby’ – Garnet is nearby. ‘Pickards Ruby’ ‘Pickards Ruby’ ‘Pickards Ruby’ ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubimishimodori’ at its very best. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubimishimodori’…

28th March

…just coming out. This is a Caerhays cross and its sister is ‘Golden Oriole’ var Busaco which has more of an orange tinge. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var Talavera’ Rhododendron ‘Golden

1st August

…Day’ Rosa ‘Your Wedding Day’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Rosa ‘Ruby 40th Anniversary’ Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ with seeds. Leucothoe fontanesiana ‘Rainbow’ Leucothoe…

25th December

…a few rogue flowers out early but most buds still intact. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ looking spectacular. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis…

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…

19th March

…‘Pickard’s Ruby’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’. Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’ New…

1st July

‘Golden Crane’. SUPERB. 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…

9th June

…Foerster’. Arisaema consanguineum Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’ Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ and Fatsia polycarpa ‘Greenfingers’. Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’ Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ and Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum….

12th March 1897 – 2020

…decide! Michelia maudiae Michelia maudiae Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ tries to hide its flowers which face downwards. Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Camellia ‘Ruby Wedding’ Rhododendron stenaulum (now Rhododendron moulmainense) out by the…

22nd October

…fortnight since I last photographed these plants. Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Saxifraga fortunei ‘Shiranami’ literally plastered in flower with no leaves showing….

16th March

…M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcan’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘Werrington’. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x…

5th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Blood Moon’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’ – first interesting flowers on this as yet unnamed hybrid which I strongly suspect is of Belgian origin. Darker than ‘Pickards Ruby’…

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…

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…

13th April

…Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Pointe du Raz’ Rhododendron ‘Taurus’ just out. Rhododendron ‘Taurus’ Magnolia ‘Golden Sun’ in the magnolia tunnel. Magnolia ‘Golden Sun’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Scabious columbaria ‘Pink Mist’ out…

7th March

Ruby’ x M. campbelli subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’ – this appears to now be called ‘Avalon’. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. campbelli subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. campbelli…

17th March 1897 – 2020

‘Golden Oriole’ just coming out amid the first snowflakes. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ Rhododendron ciliialyx just out too. More fool the plant as it feels now. Rhododendron ciliialyx…

14th May

…old age after about 25 to 30 years. Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ shot…