…apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ One of Karol’s small size new labels in place. No seeds on ‘Tina Durio’ but plenty of buds for next year. new labels 2016 – CHW The…

…am afraid that in horticultural terms it is regressing and parts of it are becoming terribly overgrown and uncared for. The faintly woke claim on the blackboard at the garden…

…horizontalis which it was growing up through died in the drought last summer. A freestanding shrub which was taking advantage of a host. Just a few black fruits with the…

…Narcissus ‘Paper White’ from Spain and southern France. Narcissus papyraceus Narcissus papyraceus A ripe black fruit on Sarcococca salignus by the front gate. I seem to have missed the flowers…

…brown or nearly black new growth. I have never seen this before. Schefflera alpina Schefflera alpina Another dead mature magnolia! This time Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’. No obvious cause. Magnolia…

…wilsoniana Acanthopanax aff. sessiflorus (now eleutherococcus presumably) we saw last autumn with clusters of black fruits but we did not see these extraordinary flowers in spherical heads. Quite bizarre really….

…which is still in bud with larger black buds. Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ just out. Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ Small Liquidambar styraciflua with just a few purple-red leaves…

…to black. Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae 2023 – CHW Daphniphyllum teysmannii is doing well at Donkey Shoe. Daphniphyllum teysmannii The ancient Lindera communis is regenerating well from the base after…

…12. ‘Wakehurst’ x ‘felix Jury’ 13. ‘Aurora’ x ‘Darjeeling’ 14. ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘JC Williams’ ( this has been named now) x ‘Felix Jury’ 15. ‘Darjeeling’ x ‘Felix Jury’ Large…

…has used its energy on secondary new growth. No seed pods at all in evidence sadly. Magnolia insignis Magnolia insignis A young Magnolia macrophylla to replace our elderly specimen which…