…not spotted this new species to us before but it is doing well on Burns Bank. Phellodendron japonicum Phellodendron japonicum Phellodendron japonicum Phellodendron japonicum I was confused by Amelanchier bartramiana…

…windows are in. new laundry new laundry Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’ coming into flower at the sales point. I am thinking of starting an Amelanchier collection next winter in Old Park….

…in the Isla Rose Plantation. Multi stemmed large bushes. The Mountain Juneberry from N. America and a good species. We await the black berries. Amelanchier bartramiana Amelanchier bartramiana Magnolia ‘Helena’…

…plants in stock of Pseudotaxus chienii. Pseudotaxus chienii First flowers here on Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’. Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Obelisk’ Weigelia ‘Black and White’ nicely out. Weigelia ‘Black and White’ Attractive new…

…did not bode well for show entries today. Rhododendron schlippenbachii just coming out on the drive. The clump in the garden is hardly showing yet. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Amelanchier lamarckii just…

…Arboretum in Staffordshire. The point of their trip was to view our Amelanchier collection. They have the national collection which was given to them by Chris Lane. Embarrassingly none of…

…all the rain. Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Diamond’ Amelanchier lamarckii just about full out. Amelanchier lamarckii We have never had a name for this very late flowering white magnolia…

…growing on a bank. Rubus tricolor Swelling magnolia buds outside the back yard but both the bud protection coverings remain in place. magnolia buds Twenty new varieties of Amelanchier from…

…get a full flush of flowers. (M. ‘Mr Julian’ is a cross between M. sargentiana var. robusta and M. sprengeri ‘Diva’.) Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Placing out the 23 different Amelanchier species…

…autumn planted Matsumae cherries below White Styles are all fine as are the Cotoneaster and Sasanqua camellia collections here. Two deaths in the Amelachier collection but 16 survive. Amelanchier were…