19th August

…Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis has grown exceptionally quickly since it was planted in 2019. Plastered in flower today and already 12 feet tall. Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis Myrcia laruotteana var.

10th August

…to no avail. Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Acer campbellii var. fancgipanense (BSWJ 82700) laden with seed. Acer campbellii var. fancgipanense Sorbus wilsoniana with its best performance yet. Sorbus wilsoniana First…

6th October

…we still have original Forrest plants here of Ilex dipyrena, Ilex bioritsensis (Ilex pernyi var. veitchii or perhaps I. pernyi to Forrest) and Ilex kingiana (although Forrest does not use…

4th April

…‘Pastel Sunset’ x Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Peter Borlase’ is as usual one of the very last campbellii forms to flower. Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Peter Borlase’ 2021…

21st May

…cliffs alongside bluebells which were three weeks later into flower than ours. Scilla verna ‘Sea eagle and fish’ bronze in the garden. bronze Escallonia rubra var. macrantha – a wonderful…

3rd November

…pseudocamellia Stewartia pseudocamellia Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata has again produced a decent autumn show below Donkey Shoe. Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata As usual a few battered and misshapen out of…

20th August

var. formosana is making good headway. Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ flowering high up. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ with striking secondary new…

11th May

…ailanthifolia Acer truncatum var. barbinerve with unusual upright seedpods. Acer truncatum var. barbinerve Plenty of flower on Acer campestre in Old Park. Acer campestre A new plant in the nursery…

16th May

…subsp. fargesii var. fargesii (what a daft name!). It does not look like a holly so naming to confirm by Susyn here also. Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii Ilex…

5th July

var. corymbiflora ‘Kiftsgate’ Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora ‘Kiftsgate’ Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora ‘Kiftsgate’ 2023 – CHW Carpinus omeiensis omiense with its oddly distinct and droopy leaf formation. arpinus omeiensis omiense…