29th September

…Malus ‘Gorgeous’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Royal Raindrops’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’ Malus ‘Sun Rival’…

1st June

…They clearly both have family connections and a link to Werrington. JCW was a founder of the Primula Society and even delivered papers at their conferences. Forrest sent back seed…

22nd March

…‘sport’! First flowers showing on Magnolia dawsoniana and no frost damage. Magnolia dawsoniana Part of yesterday’s planting all staked and wired. yesterday’s planting A huge Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ now full…

9th October

…Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ just starting to change leaf colour and with seed tassels. Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ Carpinus caroliniana ‘Red Fall’ First black fruits ever on Crataegus chlorosarca. Crataegus…

22nd June

…new growth is purple-red when it unfurls (a bit later than Q. glauca). Our ‘hedge’ certainly has attractive purple-red new growth. Alan then says that the undersides of the newer…

13th October

…in unripe berries. Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum var. magaphyllum Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ covered in red berries. A female form which got a FCC…

17th February

…Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ racing out by the lawn. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 2023 – CHW Cold north wind to hold the magnolias back again – no harm in that. More rhododendrons…

10th August

…in our climate. This is the third variety to flower in the nursery this year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Passiflora edulis with a couple of fruits…

2nd November

…yellow. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Bells’ has little colour left. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Bells’ But Enkianthus campanulatus var hirtinervus is still fully green with unripe seed pods. Just…

4th February

…grey-brown. fungi First flowers this year on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ Lower branch pruning on Lomatia ferruginea to prevent overshadowing of nearby young rhododendrons. Nice bark on its…