3rd November

…Concatenans Group Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ getting going properly now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ I collected the first ever seeds from Linodenron tulipifera which had been blown off in the…

18th March

…x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Pieris japonica ‘Bonfire’ just has a slight hint of pink in its buds but I assume the name refers to the very red…

22nd April

…eat something like this? What animal eats this? Phillyrea angustifolia Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ looking great. Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ is new to our catalogue. Euphorbia epithymoides ‘Bonfire’ Epimedium…

9th May

…house sources over nearly 20 years.The swallows are (both) back in the dog kennel and twittering away with delight. Two green woodpeckers on the lawn chasing ants.A bonfire to clear…

24th April

…at some other possibilities. [I found the answer: it is ‘Sundance’!] yellow magnolia yellow magnolia yellow magnolia yellow magnolia A big bonfire of an old dead yew and laurel hedge…

19th July

…at the top of Herreswater. Gallium album Gallium album Deutzia pulchra just going over. Deutzia pulchra Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ by the bonfire with just a few flowers left. This…

13th June

…by the regular bonfire. Buddleia colvillei 2017 – CHW I had nearly missed the Styrax wilsonii still in the greenhouse too. The smallest flowers of all the species which we…

13th January

…Fraxinus excelsior ‘Jaspidea’ too close to a bonfire. I fear the tree may succumb to ash dieback disease soon anyway. Fraxinus excelsior ‘Jaspidea’ 2019 – CHW The last bit of…

25th November

…big bonfire in the gardens today clearing a large dead Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ which was planted below Slip Rail some 50 to 60 years ago as part of a clump….

9th January

…top have gone and it is for the bonfire and stump digger now this spring. Seedlings are coming on. Symplocos dryophylla Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ and Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ now…