22nd March

…Magnolia kobus var. borealis towers over Rhododendron macabeanum. Magnolia kobus var. borealis towers over Rhododendron macabeanum Euonymus wilsonii with flower buds not yet open. A quick growing species. Euonymus wilsonii…

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…

15th April

…erect habit and nicely unusual. Apparently there is now a true ‘red’ form in the USA. Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia ‘Yellow…

2nd December

…sectifolius A liner of Camellia brevistyla var. rubra with tiny flowers. Cuttings from Tregrehan to add to our camellia species collection here. Camellia brevistyla var. rubra Camellia brevistyla var. rubra…