28th September

…enormous clusters of black fruits so far left alone by the birds. Acanthopanax sessilensis Acanthopanax sessilensis Acanthopanax sessilensis Photinia villosa var. coreana again covered in berries. Photinia villosa var. coreana…

6th October

…Group’s stand at Chelsea next year. Progress! Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var zolingeri Photinia villosa var laevis 1943 – CW Fuchsias and lapagerias good. Very few auriculatum hybrids…

8th October

…delavayi now full out. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi Hoheria populnea at its best in the mist. Hoheria populnea Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ now in flower. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ Hoheria…

12th October

…to a few branches. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has as good an autumn…

30th June

…now. Much less tall growing that Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’. Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis A clump of (I think) Iris foetida in full shade…

27th July

var. paraguayensis in full flower. Very much a ‘myrtle’ and I suspect the name. Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis 2021 – CHW A young and newly planted…

28th August

…japonicum 2021 – CHW Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis – many arguments over the correct name for this ‘myrtle’ but nice enough in flower. Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis Myrcia laruotteana var.

2nd July

…Juglans nigra Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana has attractive bark and slightly different shaped leaves. Flowers long gone. Bark a bit different too. Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana…

12th February

…the head gardener at Mount Congreve originally in 2007. Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpina Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpina I was wrong yesterday. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (pink form) is full out above…

24th November

…Seed heads on the record Trochodendron aralioides in Old Park. Trochodendron aralioides A good show on a young Photinia villosa var. coreana by the Dog Kennels. Photinia villosa var. coreana…