7th November

…best plants shown at the dinner were:  Sorbus hedlundii  Euonymus myrianthus  Cobaea pringlei (John d’Arcy)  Diospyros lotus (Kew)  Diospyros kaki (Kew)  Malus transitoria (Hergest…

8th November

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ 2021 – CHW Unusual to find Diospyros lotus with fruit on in the nursery. Our plant in Kennel Close has yet to…

28th October

…Fothergilla major Eucommia ulmoides – a dull yellow and green but nice close up. Diospyros lotus – another yellow of some merit. Diospyros lotus Callicarpa kwangtungensis – mauve/violet fruits as…

10th August

…Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Snow White’ Diospyros cathayensis growing away well and enjoying the heat. Diospyros cathayensis 2021 – CHW Colin French, author of the amazing pictorial book…

1st November

…good autumn colour. Eucommia ulmoides Ripe fruits now on Diospyros lotus. We saw them forming a month ago. Diospyros lotus Fothergilla major strutting its stuff. Fothergilla major A surprise unseasonal…

15th July

…the autumn gets scorched in east winds. A bone dry view down to Porthluney Beach. Porthluney Beach Diospyros rhombifolia looked dead earlier but is struggling into recovery despite the heat…

4th September

…turning. Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ Diospyros lotus laden with fruit in a pot in the nursery. I have not seen this before. Diospyros lotus Oxydendrum arboreum now out…