19th October

…arboreum has fully turned colour now. What an impressive tree this is. Oxydendrum arboreum Nyssa sinensis with two stages of autumn colour showing. Nyssa sinensis Calycanthus x raulstonii ‘Hartlage Wine’…

22nd October

…Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Saxifraga fortunei ‘Shiranami’ literally plastered in flower with no leaves showing. What a plant this is for an autumn show. Saxifraga fortunei…

22nd April

…The leaf undersides are a bonus. Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ Another couple of Dad’s hybrids – Rhododendron decorum ‘High Sheriff’ x Rhododendron…

18th April

…sericanthus in flower in the greenhouse. Philadelphus sericanthus Philadelphus sericanthus Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ has soon lost its wine tinge and the flowers are out. Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Aesculus…

31st March

…first 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…

15th March

‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ The huge Michelia doltsopa by the Acer griseum full out today with only a little damage from the storms last Saturday. Michelia doltsopa Michelia doltsopa…

8th April

…camschaticum Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’ – superb double new coloured growth. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ – well worth stocking. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Xanthorhiza simplicissima – the huge spreading clump…

24th July

…make amends.Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ is just coming out on huge stalks. Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Crocosmia ‘Limpopo’ – newish in our catalogue but good. Crocosmia ‘Limpopo’ Crocosmia ‘Limpopo’…

29th October

…overall size and in the number of petals in each double flower. Camellia x hiemalis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Camellia x hiemalis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ The wind has brought down mountains of seed…

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…