5th February

…today. Pure C. lutchuensis is a double white as is Camellia ‘Scentuous’ which is Camellia ‘Tiffany’ x Camellia lutchuensis. [It is Camellia ‘Paradise Glow’] Camellia ‘Paradise Glow’ Camellia ‘Paradise Glow’…

31st July

…the crab apple with pink fruits, was the best thing on the fruit tree lines in the garden centre itself. Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ 2017…

31st March

…flower on new Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ which will be a good seller in due course. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Prunus matsumae ‘Beni-Yutaka’ just out at the cash point….

15th March

…Magnolia mollicomata seedlings 2022 – CHW Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ just out on a warm sunny day (at last). What a colour and what a shape to the flower. Magnolia ‘Burgundy

31st October

…remarkable show in the sun. Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ 2017 – CHW Lots of buds still coming out on Magnolia ‘Star Wars’. An amazingly prolific tree…

24th July

‘Glowball’ living up to its name with its secondary new growth. Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Glowball’ Carpinus caroliniana from Mexico also with bronzy secondary new growth in profusion. Carpinus caroliniana Fuchsia hatschbachii…

8th April

…– superb double new coloured growth. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ – well worth stocking. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Xanthorhiza simplicissima – the huge spreading clump which I first saw…

15th January

…where we ripped out some poor Camellia reticulata seedlings in the spring. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby Glow’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Ruby Glow’ I attempted to see if Magnolia martinii had…

8th September

…‘Silver Anniversary’ Buddleia ‘Silver Anniversary’ Pseudopanax with seeds. Pseudopanax with seeds Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ in full flower. Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’ Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea…

30th July

…elegans Cestrum elegans Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Glow’ is probably sufficiently different and bicolor to make it a useful addition to the catalogue if we can locate a grower. Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Glow’…