4th September

…since planted two years ago. Crataegus schraderiana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus schraderiana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus schraderiana ‘Fire Ball’ Sorbus japonica with fruits forming amid the silvery leaves. Odd colour to the…

1st April

‘Silver Shadow’. Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ I wonder how many of these pretty similarly barked birches are correctly named…

29th December

…on Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ above the same path. Both very rounded small trees or large shrubs which were planted in 2007. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ Hilliers says that ‘Oconee’…

25th August

ball layers aerial ball layers A secondary flower on Magnolia ‘Sundance’ on Burns Bank. The first time this has had an autumn flower. It is similar to the spring ones…

15th June

…Michaels 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…

3rd August

…Hampton Court) and drop some of the New Zealand varieties. Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ – silver leaf edge variegation and much better than Agapanthus ‘Tinkerbell’. Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’…

2nd January

…hedge. A decent Rhododendron sinogrande has been flattened but it just missed Persea japonica in the foreground (three ‘japonicas’ in two days!). silver fir silver fir silver fir Camellia ‘Mary…

3rd December

…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 is said to turn orange-red and…

25th April

…Chocolate’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ just coming out into flower. Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ Aralia foliosa is also newly planted with a very prickly stem and…

31st August

…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’ has, as yet,…