29th October

…and coldish autumn. We are currently in a prolonged wet patch. Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer rubrum ‘Red Sunset’ Acer heldreichii only has half decent autumn colour on one more…

15th November

autumn colours. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Idesia polycarpa still with clusters of berries intact in the wind. Idesia polycarpa Acer takesimense with its last few leaves….

31st July

…in shade. Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Saratoga’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ growing in dappled sun and shade. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko…

1st November

…cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius Azalea ‘Kirin’ with early flower. Azalea ‘Kirin’ ‘Golden Scalycap’ (Pholiota aurivella) I think? On beech stumps and roots. ‘Golden Scalycap’ (Pholiota aurivella) ‘Golden Scalycap’ (Pholiota…

10th November

…Blandford’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ A very decent show on a Magnolia x loebneri. Magnolia x loebneri A clump of daffodils above the Rookery showing leaf already. daffodils Autumn

23rd October

…a small shrub. Sorbus prattii (now S. munda) 2024 – CHW Decent autumn colour still on Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ despite Storm Ashley. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ The very last…

6th May

…House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House Coach House A record sized Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ Malus toringo…

7th May

…as a very good yellow and indeed it is. Not pure yellow though. First time performer here (Area 27). Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Crataegus chlorosarca…

19th May

…much smaller leaves of Tilia kiuisiana. Tilia kiuisiana Tilia kiuisiana Tilia endochrysa Tilia endochrysa Tilia endochrysa Nyssa sinensis (FMW 713122) has exceptional spring new growth as well as autumn colour….

12th July

…July. Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ 2019 – CHW Another photography visit to Busy Bee Garden Centre in the usual oppressive heat. Pretty…

4th October

…summer and a hot location. Embothrium lanceolatum 2018 – CHW Autumn colour in the nursery.Fothergilla ‘Blue Shadow’ is even better with autumn tints now than in the spring. Fothergilla ‘Blue…

20th October

…location. It may well be smashing in a fortnight but is just hinting at what it can do. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascades’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Autumn Cascades’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘?’ also…

14th November

…styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’ and Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’ Cornus alternifolia with its ghostly autumn display. The best autumn colour in the garden today on several trees….

12th May

…Pterostyrax species nova Pterostyrax species nova Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x M. ‘Miss Honeybee’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x M. ‘Miss Honeybee’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Golden Glow’ x M. ‘Miss Honeybee’…

30th July

…growing good yellow but not quite Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ so probably not worth stocking. On offer at £4.95! Rudbeckia ‘Tiger Eye Gold’ Rudbeckia ‘Tiger Eye Gold’ Cestrum elegans is a Mexican…

16th November

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Autumn colour in Kennel Close. Quercus rubra ‘Evenley Gold’ – a gift from…

8th December

…Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ now full out. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Sophora microphylla ‘Dragons Gold’ is out on time. Sophora microphylla ‘Dragons Gold’ Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ covered in flower. Correa ‘Dusky Bells’ Schefflera pauciflora…

13th November

…On a fine and sunny Remembrance Sunday a few pictures of the estate showing that autumn has arrived and most of the leaves are off. autumn has arrived autumn has…

18th November

…‘Gyoiko’ with its autumn colours below the tower. Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ has a much more distinctive red in its autumn colours. Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ A very late flowering Hedychium maximum…

30th August

…‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ One of Karol’s small size new labels in place. No seeds on ‘Tina Durio’ but plenty of buds for next year. new labels 2016…