19th January 1897- 2020

Trachycarpus fortunei but I have never seen the circle before? Trachycarpus fortunei with huge fan leaves Trachycarpus fortunei with huge fan leaves Trachycarpus fortunei with huge fan leaves Trachycarpus fortunei…

4th May

…wieseneri with a couple of flowers out. Magnolia x wieseneri Magnolia x wieseneri Trachycarpus wagnerianus with its first flower clusters here. Quite impressive! ‘Penile’ at present. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Trachycarpus wagnerianus…

28th February

…Carlyon’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Virginia Carlyon’ Dichroa febrifuga with attractive purple seed heads which I have not seen before. Dichroa febrifuga A fine line up for sale of Trachycarpus wagnerianus….

16th May

…have time to look it up. Trachycarpus Trachycarpus Loading the last lorry and away to Chelsea once again. Roy & last lorry load Chelsea 2018 – CHW The two huge…

18th May

…wagnerianus flowers are now developing fast. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Trachycarpus wagnerianus The big new clump of Rhododendron lindleyi is just out. Very pink in bud. Rhododendron lindleyi Rhododendron lindleyi This (unnamed)…

31st May

…me his pictures of three very rare plants flowering in his garden. Lonicera calcarata. Lonicera calcarata Clematis patens. Clematis patens Mahonia hartwegii growing up a Trachycarpus. Mahonia hartwegii A good…

21st June

…the leaves and purplish red new growth. Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Trachycarpus wagnerianus has finished flowering and is setting seed. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Trachycarpus wagnerianus Styrax wilsonii absolutely covered…

23rd July

Trachycarpus and Phoenix. Cordyline, Trachycarpus and Phoenix Cordyline, Trachycarpus and Phoenix A bit of weeding to do here still! A bit of weeding to do Nerium oleander perfectly happy outside…

20th January 1897- 2020

…Palm Centre (www.palmcentre.co.uk) and this is where we have got to with the labelling so far. Trachycarpus princeps Trachycarpus princeps Trachycarpus princeps Sabal minor Sabal minor Sabal minor Sabal minor…

27th September

…Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ A few good fruits on Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ Trachycarpus fortunei and Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ look great together. Trachycarpus fortunei Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’…

28th December

…Orange’ Storm Bella has partially blown over our Trachycarpus wagnerianus trunk. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Flowers, high up, on Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’. Camellia ‘Lulu Belle’ First couple of flowers on the pink/red…

15th December

…the crows have worked it out first this year. Cornus capitata Trachycarpus wagnerianus showing up well in front of Olearia solandri. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Nearly all the leaf has fallen now…

18th October

…the Cordyline and Trachycarpus moved under cover for the winter. Cordyline and Trachycarpus Acanthus sennii comes from Ethiopia and therefore, correctly, needs to come inside for the winter. Acanthus sennii…

28th September

…Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ The view over the lower lake. view over the lower lake Hedychium gardnerianum and Trachycarpus fortunei. Hedychium gardnerianum and Trachycarpus fortunei These might well excite…

2nd May

…Hillier’s says this name should be var. smithii. Very slow growing and squat in habit so far. Abies forrestii var. georgii. (var. smithii) Trachycarpus princeps with light bluish new foliage….

28th May

Trachycarpus princeps which I have seen at Ventnor. Trachycarpus princeps A young Rhodoleia championii with rabbit protection. Taiwanese I think. Rhodoleia championii Magnolia tripetala in flower. Magnolia tripetala A view…

27th May

…just coming. Styrax americanus – Kankakee form Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) is an impressive species. Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) Sorbus dunnii (from Roundabarrow) Trachycarpus wagnerianus in…

26th May

…Magnolia wilsonii (ex DJHC 98369). Magnolia wilsonii 2021 – CHW Flowers again this year on Trachycarpus wagnerianus despite the trunk half blowing over last winter. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Another exceptional magnolia…

21st May

…Hugely scented today. Azalea ‘Tower Darling’ Azalea ‘Tower Darling’ Azalea ‘Tower Darling’ A flower coming on Trachycarpus fortunei ‘Vulcano’. Trachycarpus fortunei ‘Vulcano’ Cornus ‘Venus’ has got even better! Bracts the…

15th March

…the wind. Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ and Trachycarpus fortunei which offset each other nicely. Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ and Trachycarpus fortunei First flowers out early on Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia…