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…

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…

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…

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 February

…mollicomata seedling A similar mature seedling of Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta. Rather better than ‘Blood Moon’! Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta First flowering at Caerhays of Rhododendron…