15th September

…on Styrax obassia but not many. Styrax obassia The Cornus florida by the pond colours and curls its leaves for the autumn. Very attractive but no fruits on this 25…

3rd September

…Seed heads on Magnolia cylindrica – not a common occurrence here. Magnolia cylindrica Autumn tints on Acer henryi. Acer henryi Most of the acorns have already dropped on Quercus lamellosa….

4th September

…full leaf and also drought tensile such damage is inevitable. Leaf litter everywhere under magnolias in the garden. Maackia chinensis Maackia chinensis Autumn cut back Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ after the…

23rd February

…will emerge as we go through the photographs of what we inspected. Tom Hudon’s analysis of polyspora This is Camellia sinensis var sinensis. Basically the true autumn flowering tea camellia….

6th September

…better. A welcome puddle outside the front door at last. puddle outside the front door Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ with a good display of autumn colour already. It is usually early…

30th July

…batch of young Chitalpa tashkentensis ‘Pink Dawn’. Catalpa duclouxii Fruits already on Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’. Nearly, but not quite, edible. Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’ As fine a show of…

13th June

…inevitable slug damage sargentiana always suffers. Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Goldrush’ Hydrangea robusta ‘Titania’ from Vietnam also only planted last autumn. Attractive foliage. Hydrangea robusta ‘Titania’ The Parastyrax species…

2nd April

…quite a bit since then but may well now be near the end of its life. Grossly over seeded last autumn for the first time in a decade. Not a…

6th July

…exceeding 110. sycamore Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus’ is very similar to ‘Exburiensis’ but the berries are eventually different colours. This one was only planted below White Stiles last autumn. Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus’ Cotoneaster…

28th December

…out above Crinodendron Hedge. Asia had been looking for this location as it got missed form the cuttings list in the autumn. Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ Azalea ‘Kirin’ sightly frosted…