9th March

…doltsopa ‘Rusty’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Rusty’ Michelia doltsopa ‘Rusty’ A Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling glistens in the windy gloom in Old Park. Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling Rhododendron arboreum subsp….

31st May

…on Ilex yunnanensis which I first saw at Rosemoor. Ilex yunnanensis Ilex yunnanensis Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ with few flowers and just a few now out. Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax formosanus…

25th September

…and replace the rotten timbers. rusty metal girder rusty metal girder Dry rot that had been treated in a beam and is not ‘active’. Dry rot This lead pipe had…

21st April

…Diplopanax stachyanthus Diplopanax stachyanthus Diplopanax stachyanthus Reddish-orange twigs and new growth on Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Juglans cinerea with emerging new growth….

29th March

…Purple’ x Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ is a young plant but not, as yet, that impressive. No specific name as yet. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia…

4th May

…Rhododendron loderi ‘Georgette’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Georgette’ Rhododendron loderi ‘Georgette’ A hundred and twenty foot tall Sequoiadendron giganteum Sequoiadendron giganteum Sequoiadendron giganteum Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Ilex dipyrena Rhododendron ‘Jubilee Queen’…

21st November

…arrivals for the Malus collection. Here is Malus ‘Red Obelisk’. Malus ‘Red Obelisk’ Ilex colchica has arrived from Mallet Court Nursery. A new species for the Ilex collection here. Ilex…

9th June

…thought until fairly recently. Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ c) Styrax hemsleyanus – I had thought that…

4th September

…one in the garden here. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Vitex agnus castus just out. Our large plant near Slip Rail has still to show. Vitex agnus castus Vitex…

19th April

…Rhododendron aberconwayi Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ just out below Slip Rail. It will change colour radically when it is full out. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ New…