18th July

…Main Quarry Rhododendron fortunei subsp discolor is now full out and wonderfully scented (it used to be just Rhododendron discolor). There are green markings within the flowers. Rhododendron fortunei subsp

10th July

subsp. cuneifolia label but is also subsp. tenuis even if not quite out subsp. tenuis subsp. tenuis subsp. tenuis 3. This large plant was planted in 2006 above Charlie Michaels…

23rd October

…it came out pure white. Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta 1978 – FJW Very dry since August 15th. 1960 – FJW Planted 7 bulbs of GHJ’s 4957…

7th July

…a young age. Chitalpa tashkentensis Indigofera howellii flowering earlier than usual this summer. Indigofera howellii Holodiscus discolor can be an attractive small shrub when covered in flower. Holodiscus discolor Punica…

31st January

…small tree. Asterotrichion discolor Asterotrichion discolor Asterotrichion discolor Asterotrichion discolor Azara integrifolia ‘Variegata’ looks particularly fine today. Wonderful colour combinations in the leaf. Azara integrifolia ‘Variegata’ Azara integrifolia ‘Variegata’ Cornus…

1st August

…a flower of this on a young plant on the main ride today. Rhododendron fortunei subsp discolor Rhododendron fortunei subsp discolor How well the two Rhododendron ovatums look in the…

2nd May

…‘Jalisco’) ‘Douggie Bettridge’ (fortunei x ‘Jalisco’) ‘Charlotte de Rothschild’ (fortunei subsp. discolor x ‘St Keverne’) ‘Charlotte de Rothschild’ (fortunei subsp. discolor x ‘St Keverne’) ‘Naomi Paris’ (‘Aurora’ x fortunei 1926)…

21st July

…kousa ‘Weberi’ Another clump of Rhododendron fortunei subsp. discolor in the Main Quarry just out. Rhododendron fortunei subsp. discolor 2020 – CHW Off to the greenhouses to see what is…

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….

5th May

…ludlowii). Paeonia ludlowii Paeonia ludlowii Paeonia ludlowii Discaria discolor – a completely new genus and tree to me with contorted bark. Discaria discolor Discaria discolor Discaria discolor Unknown tree which…