3rd August

…fauriei at its finest. Not particularly tyring to climb here and more of a shrubby habit. Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Schizophragma integrifolium var. fauriei Schizophragma integrifolium…

8th June

var. chinensis ‘Xanthocarpa’ has yellow (not red) fruits which we can now look forward to as it flowers for the first time. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Xanthocarpa’ Cornus kousa var.

24th February

…plant to the retirement gift given to Lady Mary Holborow. unnamed hybrid The old Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling by the kennels. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Another young Magnolia…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…‘Pendula’) Despite looking like a Crataegus this is in fact the very rare and dwarfish Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dumosa. Fraxinus xanthoxyloides var. dumosa Nothofagus procera (alpina as it is now…

10th January

var. praecox has also largely shed its bark to reveal the new trunk. What a transformation! Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera…

26th October

…on Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis. Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis Pourthiaea beauverdiana var. notabilis Half rotten and slug eaten secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Yakeo’. Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Magnolia ‘Yakeo’ Huge and very…

22nd June

…place. Jaimie wants to layer it as cuttings have so far failed. Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Magnolia floribunda var. tonkinensis Tilia carolina…

23rd March

…speech by clicking here. 2023 – CHW Magnolia soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri from Westphaler. Stunning colours. Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri var sprengeri Magnolia…

15th September

…the quantities of new things which Asia has propagated and which are looking superb. Production of rarities from seeds and cuttings now at record levels.Holboellia latifolia var. chartacea has three…

1st October

…A rather nice combination of berries on Cotoneaster horizontalis and flowers on Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis. Cotoneaster horizontalis Astonished to find plenty of flowers on Rhododendron mucronulatum which would normally…