…outstanding. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ living up to its name. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ 2019 – CHW A splendid Pinus wallichiana has been retired from attendance…

…the start of leaf blowing and now so many more days on tidying up fallen trees and branches when the worklist of new seasonal winter jobs awaits. Will these sheltered…

…of the malus which have already been acquired together with a list of those species and named varieties offered by various nurseries is attached. A national collection does not happen…

…which featured in yesterday’s article is absolutely full out today. Not a huge tree but plastered in flowers. Here are five varied pictures of FJW in ‘his’ pomp. Today its…

…coloured forms from mauve-purple to red and dark red. The clumps on the drive, in the Auklandii Garden and outside the front gate are full out now and flowering more…

…properly. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Camellia ‘Yuletide’ almost over and rather battered too. Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Massive flower drop under the record sized (unnamed) Camellia x williamsii outside the…

…has flowered here. Older plant on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia ‘Red Lion’ Magnolia x veitchii (graft from Caerhays originals) looks spot on but a bit of work to…

…‘Jacqueline Postill’ These 4 rather poor camellia x williamsii seedlings were created and grown by JCW and planted along the castle wall. They were never considered worthy of naming but…

…Sambucus niger ‘Golden Tower’ Sambucus niger ‘Golden Tower’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Sambucus niger…

…As you can see the cyclamen are being smothered. knapweed seeds Vitis coignetiae has turned red earlier than usual. Vitis coignetiae Vitis coignetiae Astonishing growth on the supposedly very tender…