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…

5th March

…up it is a Gresham hybrid and should be a dark red – so wrongly named. Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’ Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’ Magnolia ‘Peter Smithers’ A rather surprising red hybrid…

17th April

…‘Louise’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalachian Red’ Ceanothus ‘Puget Blue’ Ceanothus ‘Puget Blue’ Two camellias still with decent flowers despite a month’s…

29th April

…canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ coming out a bit more. Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ just in leaf – impressive! Sale of the genus ailanthus…

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…

15th February

…this for grafting in the batches taken recently but we can still rectify this. yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii yellow flowered Magnolia campbellii…