21st June

…to recover from the drought. Quercus maurii Tilia tuan var. chenmoui (Tom Hudson 1075 from Keith Rushforth) Tilia tuan var. chenmoui Tilia tuan var. chenmoui Populus purdomii is getting away…

29th June

…2010 and has done superbly as a dense multi stemmed tree. The flowers are just going over. Styrax formosanus var hayatiana (BSWJ 6823) Styrax formosanus var hayatiana (BSWJ 6823) The…

3rd October

…in the mainly Chinese Cotoneaster species collection but that will puzzle a few plant experts one day. Hardy say Hilliers. Myrceugenia ovata var. nannophylla Myrceugenia ovata var. nannophylla Cotoneaster parneyi…

23rd May

…what is out in the garden. Styrax odoratissimus is shedding and nearly over. Styrax odoratissimus Styrax formosanus var. hayatiana is just starting into flower. Styrax formosanus var. hayatiana Osteomeles subrotunda…

19th March

…different. Well worthy of formal registration with the International Magnolia Society (IMS) which it now has been as ‘Caerhays Splendour’. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta x ‘Lanarth’ hybrid Philip’s 1985 hybrid…

1st December

…planted Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulatum with good colour and its first fruits. Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulatum Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulatum Fagus longipetiolata still in leaf in December. Fagus longipetiolata Sorbus…

26th August

…annual GWCT Clay Shoot A virtually leafless Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’. If it survives there will be severe die back and pruning to do. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ var. ‘Burncoose’…

7th November

…similar severe damage in their gardens at the dinner the night before last.Caerhays exhibited seed of Magnolia nitida, seed of Photinia beauvardiana var. notabilis and fruits of Cotoneaster moupinense. The…

11th November

…in cold east winds. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea nearby is over but one branch on ‘Variegata’ has reverted to having no variegation. Hoheria populnea Last petals…

12th November

…hookeriana var. digyna. It will not be long. Sarcocca hookeriana var. digyna 2017 – CHW The elderly Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ on the top wall is full of flower and doing…