3rd April

‘Perfection’ Prunus ‘Pink ‘Perfection’ Prunus ‘Pink ‘Perfection’ Euptelea polyandra has interesting bark. Just leafing up as a young plant on Bond Street. Euptelea polyandra Euptelea polyandra The RHS now call…

12th February

…Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis…

5th April

…red centres. Catkins in profusion all over. Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ (formerly…

6th April

…an interesting flower. The best of the deciduous Lindera species? Lindera erythrocarpa Lindera erythrocarpa Prunus ‘Pink Perfection’ Prunus ‘Pink Perfection’ Prunus ‘Horinji’. Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ Jaimie’s magnolia entries in…

27th December

…x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Chaenomeles x superba ‘Pink Lady’ in full bud. Chaenomeles x superba ‘Pink Lady’ in full bud Mahonia x media ‘Buckland’ –…

14th December

…still with plenty of flower (hesperantha now of course!). Schizostylis coccinea ‘Major’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ full out for Chrismas. Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramers…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…Camellia japonica ‘Pink Chiffon’ Camellia japonica ‘Pink Chiffon’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Cameo’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Cameo’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Taylor’s Perfection’ – a bit like ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ as the…

4th May

…‘Fairy White’. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ and Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ absolutely splendid today in Old Park. Amazing scent and far away its best performance yet. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia…

1st April

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis – the best catkins today….

8th February

…the wind already. The flowers do have a little yellow in them as they open. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue…