9th January

…‘Narumigata’ on the top wall. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ The vireya rhododendron species Rhododendron sororium is nearly over in a greenhouse. Yellow flowers with red stamens. Rhododendron sororium A youngish and…

18th February

…has plenty of stock of :Beschorneria septentrionalis – a Mexican species with dark green leaves which will tolerate full shade and dry soil. 2L Beschorneria septentrionalis Fatsia polycarpa – 3L….

11th June

…Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ A pure white evergreen azalea flowering today by Georges Hut. The leaves do not look like it has Azalea indica parentage. evergreen

2nd September

…year haircut. Forsythia We have given up on the half cut back Cordyline australis. After the drought it only had 3 or 4 terminal green shoots, so now a ground…

11th September

…Rhododendron nuttallii Acorns developing on Quercus variabilis. Its leaves look as though they should be evergreen but are not. Quercus variabilis Quercus variabilis Magnolia ‘March Till Frost’ with secondary flowers…

8th August

…unlike last. Crataegus schraderiana Crataegus wattiana with fruits turning colour already. Crataegus wattiana Crataegus aprica still has green fruits and only a few. Crataegus aprica Crataegus combyi with fruits colouring….

28th January

…11809) The evergreen Callicarpa pilosissima badly frosted 9 or 10 days ago. Callicarpa pilosissima Prunus ‘Kursar’ not showing any colour yet although I would have expected it to based on…

7th August

…Wars’ The 3 stages of the developing flower on Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’. Greenish to white. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’ 2023 – CHW New chimney stack…

6th August

…three flower heads which have developed into a mass of (so far) green seeds. Something for Asia to collect later on. This is not a species which we have ever…

25th January

…-4°C. Evening sunlight These are the first upright and bluish-green shoots of Allium vineale (wild onion) which we photographed with extraordinary seed heads last June/July on the bank. Allium vineale…