…‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus schraderiana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus schraderiana ‘Fire Ball’ Sorbus japonica with fruits forming amid the silvery leaves. Odd colour to the fruit but I expect it will change…

…or large shrubs which were planted in 2007. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ Hilliers says that ‘Oconee’ has better colours that ‘Gum Ball’. This evidence would suggest the reverse. Interestingly ‘Red…

…likely to set seeds properly in our climate. Magnolia grandiflora 2017 – CHW The Cornwall construction industry training awards dinner at St Mellion golf club – KPK are awarded ‘builder…

…and we had no idea about the wildlife park or golf course. Sadly the pretty island of Fota and its landscape have been split up. Fota House Phyllocladus trichomanoides as…

…Caerhays flower festival “Warleggan’s Bank” with coins and yellow lilies. “Warleggan’s Bank” “Warleggan’s Bank” ‘Grand Ball’ – Shasta daisies and Veronicastrum I think in the centre. ‘Grand Ball’ ‘Grand Ball’…

…plenty of callousing but no roots. A dry summer to blame or does it just take longer than we hoped? aerial ball layers aerial ball layers A secondary flower on…

…acuta Crataegus combyi now fully ripe and splendid in the sun. Crataegus combyi Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ likewise. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’…

…price. As ever the nursery ends up carrying the can for being efficient. drought struck specimen box ball drought struck specimen box ball All 40-50 year old beech in the…

…Eucalyptus simmosii 2020 – CHW The garden in the sun keeps you sane as lockdown ends.Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ has an unusual shrubby and conical habit as here but it…

…up starts The clear up starts Above Crinodendron Hedge the largest root ball ever? Above Crinodendron Hedge the largest root ball ever Above Crinodendron Hedge the largest root ball ever…

…become better but it isn’t bad now. Betula utilis ‘Wakehurst Place Chocolate’ Betula utilis ‘Wakehurst Place Chocolate’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ just coming out into flower. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’…

…‘Butterball’. Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Brandywine’ – a double flower and unbelievably good! Malus ‘Brandywine’ Malus ‘Brandywine’ Malus ‘Brandywine’ Malus transitoria ‘Thornhayes Tansy’. Malus transitoria ‘Thornhayes Tansy’ Malus transitoria…

…brachytyla Picea brachytyla Then several Crataegus species with fruits: Crataegus wattiana performing well for the first time. Crataegus wattiana Crataegus wattiana Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus…

…Sisyrinchium ‘E K Balls’ – almost a rockery plant but striking blue flowers in profusion. We used to stock other dwarf sisyrinchium. Sisyrinchium ‘E K Balls’ Sisyrinchium ‘E K Balls’…

…ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ A group of Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ which are now 8-10ft tall. Only one of them is flowering properly and, even there, the…

…to be becoming a tree rather than a bush. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Crataegus ellwangeriania ‘Fire Ball’ was a gift from Bluebell Nursery. Its fruits are now fully…

…Crataegus wattiana Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ – best show so far Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ‘Combyi’ Crataegus ‘Combyi’ Crataegus chilensis – performing for the first time properly here and…

…(‘Gum Ball’) has a similar habit to ‘Oconee’ but perhaps not such good autumn colour. We will see. This clone was found in Tennessee. Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Gumball’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Gumball’…

…of broadband speed. We may now have a solution which will not cost nearly as much as the alternatives if BT play ball.Pterocarya fraxinifolia is developing seeds in what were…

…root ball on this was poor so it did not get planted out in the spring. Sorbus zahlbruckneri Crocosmia (or Montbretia as we used to know them) are invasive as…