10th February

…‘Dawn’ Magnolia figo hybrid Magnolia ‘Little Starlet’/ unknown parentage, most likely a hybrid between M laevifolia and M compressa Magnolia sp. Ogisu 700 / Magnolia sinensis Ogisu 700, from Sichuan…

14th July

…here. Hypericum canariense Hypericum canariense Poterium spinosum – Prickly burnet from Crete looks a peculiar and nasty little plant. Seeds forming but missed the flowers. Poterium spinosum Poterium spinosum Acanthus…

15th November

…in the four chambers and a few had just one. All that effort by the bush with little end result. Very unusual though and quite pretty. camellia seeds camellia seeds…

30th October

…at the end of its branches and dark blue nut-like fruits. Research suggests that little is known about this plant in Europe or the USA and it is a genuinely…

4th January

…single Camellia sasanqua before in flower growing in full shade above the far end of Rookery Park. Is it a sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ with little pink showing in the flower in…

25th November

…the sun. The fruits will stay on the bush until early spring and enlarge a bit more. The birds ignore them. Malus x micromalus Malus x micromalus A rogue secondary…

8th January

…flower. A little later than usual I suspect. Helleborus ‘Anna’s Red’ 2023 – CHW A long suffering ‘Christmas Rose’ doing its stuff. long suffering ‘Christmas Rose’ More of the wonders…

17th February

…into a little more colour by the east wind. magnolia has been blown into a little more colour The large clump of Sarcocca hookeriana var digyna by the cash point…

18th February

…even if blown open a little early. This is its third year of flowering and, now, one can see its full potential. Registration comes closer and I hope to get…

10th January

…plan gets changed a bit when we are in situ. A few plants missing and a few extra ones so the master list will have to change a little. Malus…