31st May

…into its best show. This is, I think, the best value of any of the C. kousa varieties. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’…

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…

7th November

…seen this year. Here it is exhibiting a decent show of autumn colour too to add yet more value to this exceptional form. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus…

18th June

…kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Liquidambar acalycina with its reddish brown new growth. Liquidambar acalycina A perfect flower on Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ First flowers very early on…

17th May

…Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Aesculus sylvatica with its first decent flowering in Tin Garden. Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica The rare Quercus hypoxantha with new leaves and…

28th May

…last saw it but still not quite yet at its best. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus hongkongensis with tiny flower bracts just starting nearby ‘Satomi’. Cornus hongkongensis Styrax formosanus var. hatayanus…

29th June

…odd colour. Rhododendron weyrichii Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ nearing the end of its lengthy performance. Still excellent. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Another decent clump of Rhododendron auriculatum which has…

18th September

…flower here amongst the many photographed in July. There are a few orange strawberries showing up but not that many. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ 1971 – FJW The…

7th June

…Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ below Slip Rail. The largest of our three plants. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Crataegus columbiana planted in March with its first rather unexceptional flowers. Crataegus columbiana Deutzia monobeigii…

12th June

…beesianum full out on the lawn. Jasminum beesianum Jasminum beesianum Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ nearing its best. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Illicium griffithii in full new growth. Illicium griffithii Flowers just out…