13th January

…‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ Hamamelis japonica ‘Brentry’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Coombe Wood’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Coombe Wood’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s…

7th October

…good red tints. Acer pseudosieboldianum Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ turning nicely. Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ Acer takesimense with the seed heads turning as well. Acer takesimense Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ with a…

14th August

…x brooklynensis ‘Hattie Carthan’. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Hattie Carthan’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Koban Dori’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Koban Dori’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia…

28th March

…Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’). Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ (Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia…

5th June

…the year. Magnolia macrophylla Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ well out in Tin Garden. This diary saw flowers on this plant last October. Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Blue Opal’ is not as good…

16th March

…bred winner which will go on to be very popular as a later flowerer. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ This is Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’…

14th March

…of recent frost damage and a colder winter than ours. Hamamelis (mollis) brevipetala Hamamelis (mollis) brevipetala Hamamelis (mollis) brevipetala Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ corylopsis on Rookery…

8th March

…Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Deep Purple Dream’) not quite out yet. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Sir Harold Hillier’ has just a hint of pink but still absolutely excellent…

7th March

…‘Black Tulip’ x M. x soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’ also 2013 planted. I think this is now called ‘Antje Zandee’ but ‘Aphrodite’ and ‘Pink Fruity’ are different named plants from…

24th May

…several years with four of us flat out on the stand. The three Cornus on the stand together with Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ and the Embothrium cause endless enquiries and the seed…