20th March

…the wind but promising. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Deep Purple Dream’ shows potential for the future but damaged today. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Deep Purple Dream’…

7th October

…in flower with gorgeous reddish foliage around the white flowers. X Gordolina grandiflora X Gordolina grandiflora Sycoparrotia semidecidua ‘Purple Haze’ has startling blackish-purple new growth and is a new plant…

24th May

…red-purple new growth on Osmanthus yunnanensis. Osmanthus yunnanensis A young Camellia trichocarpa with a good amount of new growth. Camellia trichocarpa Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’ (Millais Nurseries) more plastered in flower that…

1st April

…Cupressus austrotibetica Taiwania cryptomeriodes – we have two others now of this drooping conifer. Taiwania cryptomeriodes Taiwania cryptomeriodes This is another first flower (unimpressive) on Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x ‘Betty…

29th June

…‘Devon Purple’ planted recently but living up to its name. Stachyurus ‘Devon Purple’ Styrax serratifolius has only a very few flowers this year. Styrax serratifolius Styrax serratifolius Cotoneaster ‘Exburiensis’ full…

10th October

…attractive purple stalks in panicles. The flowers have purple stems in April and these suddenly stand out again in the autumn. They are not quite ripe but Asia may wish…

17th December

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink ?’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has a few buds very close to opening. Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ Polyspora longicarpa, which had struggled to get established, is now flourishing with…

28th May

…must to propagate anyway I do not recollect ever seeing this in flower before. ‘Carpeted’! Azalea ‘Purple Triumph’ Next to it is the late flowering evergreen azalea which was always…

7th May

…to Kennel Close to see what is new and interesting. First flowering of Sorbus yuana Clone 1 (Roundabarrow). Sorbus yuana Clone 1 Sorbus yuana Clone 1 Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’…

6th May

…Park Fire’ Viburnum odoratissimum full out today. Viburnum odoratissimum Viburnum odoratissimum Viburnum odoratissimum Fagus sylvatica ‘Brathay Purple’ has peculiar curled and twisted leaves. Fagus sylvatica ‘Brathay Purple’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Franken’…