9th June

…little larger too but you would be pushed to separately identify the two if you did not know. Clearly this is a clonal variety and not a separate species as…

16th August

…as of today. Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ is splendid in mid-August. Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ The Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ just coming out above the pond. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ Hydrangea…

15th August

…Aconitum ‘Sparks Variety’ Aconitum ‘Sparks Variety’ 2018 – CHW Sorbus wilsoniana with three clusters of berries ripening away on a young plant planted only in 2013. Sorbus wilsoniana Sorbus wilsoniana…

12th June

…see a pure white variety with no central flash of another colour listed in the new Hillier’s. Asia ought to try cuttings now. azalea azalea 2019 – CHW Cornus kousa…

30th March

…reluctantly on holiday in the Isle of Wight but I am now, in enforced isolation, tackling the final batch of 120 to 150 care articles for every genus or species/variety

13th March

…years ago. Rhododendron calophytum Rhododendron calophytum Acacia verticillata flowering here for the first time since planting. Acacia verticillata Camellia x williamsii ‘Les Jury’ is a very fine red variety with…

8th July

…very old variety but it ought to be more widely grown. Rosa ‘The Garland’ Rosa ‘The Garland’ I think we ought to sell borage (Borago officinalis) in the nursery. Borago…

9th March

…and not exactly ‘red’ at all in the first flowering but then this variety, which grows as a mature tree on the drive (and flowers later in the season), is…

14th April

…the very top. This is a x brooklynensis hybrid or variety too. Magnolia ‘Sunsation’ Phillyrea angustifolia full out in flower. This has become a huge spreading and floppy evergreen shrub….

1st May

…A new Enkianthus campanulatus variety called ‘Showy Lantern’ out for the first time. A clump of three plants above the greenhouse. Very good! Enkianthus campanulatus variety called ‘Showy Lantern’ Enkianthus…