14th December

…with decent autumn colour just above Roger’s Quarry. Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia Planting and wiring complete by the fallen acer and on all the December plantings out. We think that…

15th December

…‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third time this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has…

16th December

…on Berberis wilsoniae? Later than usual to go deciduous. Berberis wilsoniae Good autumn colour and ripe fruits on Malus x prattii at Slip Rail. Malus x prattii Malus x prattii…

9th October

…fruits. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Quercus chapensis with secondary autumn new growth. Very different from its mature evergreen leaves. Quercus chapensis Quercus…

21st June

…new clearing at the very top of the Giddle Orchard ready for replanting in the autumn. I will enjoy thinking about what would grow well there over the summer. Perhaps…

1st October

…cut Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ takes some beating as a garden plant in the autumn. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Rhus punjabensis is suckering after the wind snapped one of…

18th July

…lines The new multi span now all levelled after the Guernsey order has gone. We intend to fill this with herbaceous plants once autumn sets in rather than leaving them…

31st August

…This raspberry is very late to fruit and already the leaves have great red and purple autumnal tints. Last year we saw fruit in November I think? Rubus ichangensis Rubus…

3rd July

…to what I thought we do, I think, have 2 other mature plants. One beyond the Acer griseum and one above Hovel turning. I need to check the autumn colours…

30th August

…I have seen tiny yellow-green flowers once. Planted in 2007. Schinus polygamus Schinus polygamus Schinus polygamus Nice autumn tints on Parastyrax sp. nova (Crûg 15165). Parastyrax sp. nova Then I…