18th July

…was attractive and a candidate for next year’s catalogue. Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s Pink Mist’ Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s Pink Mist’ Mandevilla ‘Sundavill’ had leaves like Mandevilla ‘Alice du Pont’ but was a creamy…

17th July

…Sensation’ just out with a hint of pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ As is Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Berberis insigne var insigne now restaked upright with…

7th July

…house is the real attraction. 2024 – CHW Walnuts forming again this year on Juglans ailantifolia. Walnuts Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Pink Showers’ nicely out at the sales point. Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Pink

27th May

…Cornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’ with its first flowers with us. They seem to start pinker and fade. Large bracts. Cornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’ Cornus kousa ‘Ed Mezitt’ Cornus alternifolia covered…

3rd December

pink been out for 3 weeks, also Engine House double white. Lapagerias good, some fuchsias still nice. Rho lutescens a lot out and very many other odd bits. Yellow Hammer…

8th October

…pleasant enough for this time of the year. Also planted last spring. Buddleia heliophila Buddleia heliophila Buddleia heliophila Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘Chinese Garden’ has even darker rich, pinkish-red bark…

7th October

…eucryphias are all very late this year and Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ still looks good. A very upright and erect habit. The old plant of Eucryphia moorii is also full…

15th October

…Arora Borealis Arora Borealis Arora Borealis Arora Borealis Fuchsia exorticata has several early flowers by the front door. Fuchsia exorticata The ancient darker pink Camellia sasanqua is now full out….

18th October

…with pinkish-red fruits. Photinia niitakayamensis First flowers on Camellia oleifera. Camellia oleifera Camellia oleifera 2018 – CHW Cornus capitata with the largest strawberry fruits that I have ever seen. Two…

20th October

…Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Schefflera delavayi now full out. Schefflera delavayi Platycarya strobilacea with old and new cone-like fruits. Platycarya strobilacea Sorbus hupehensis with pinkish berries. Hillier’s now calls this…

11th August

…bit and small flower heads of Achillea millefolium are springing up with both pink and white flowers. Native Yarrow! Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium The cyclamen under the yew trees on…

4th November

…Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’ Azalea ‘Greenway’ has three pink buds. Often an odd out of season flower on this variety. Azalea ‘Greenway’ 2015 – CHW I have just…

6th November

…No. 4 now at its best. Camellia sasanqua No. 4 The large flowered pink Camellia sasanqua No. 5 by the Stable Flat is making progress. Camellia sasanqua No. 5 Camellia…

11th November

…a whole avenue of this species with a colour range from white to pink and red. Just a few more x williamsii camellias out and one could even hint that…

1st December

…December. Fagus longipetiolata Sorbus hedlundii with ripe seed now ready to drop. Sorbus hedlundii 2022 – CHW The very last two flowers on the ancient white and pink Camellia sasanqua’s…

2nd December

…good home over the weekend. fallen ash Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ with its drooping, pendulous habit has a nice double flower. A new one for us which will need to…

25th February 1897 – 2020

…Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ – first few pink flowers here and there. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ 2018 – CHW…

14th January

…fully evergreen. Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 14508) Callicarpa (TH 2754) with its first berries on show. Callicarpa (TH 2754) Still the odd flower on Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink

22nd January

…White’ Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ with just a hint of pink. Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ 2021 – CHW A month earlier than usual, and entirely due to lockdown, Asia and I spent…

23rd January

…and flower on the greenhouse steps. Sarcococca ruscifolia Sarcococca orientalis with pink tinged anthers showing from the flower heads and then white flowers. Sarcococca orientalis Sarcococca orientalis Sarcococca wallichii flowers…