26th June

…and I had not seen it in flower before. Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Leycesteria ‘Little Lanterns’ Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ with a pleasant mixture of flower colours. Verbascum ‘Lavender Lass’ Hydrangea ‘French…

10th April

…volition instead of its earlier floppiness which we tried to stake up with little success. Taiwania cryptomerioides Amelanchier sanguinea below the path on Sinogrande Walk. Another fairly unexciting variety. Amelanchier…

22nd June

…Rhododendron keysii 2020 – CHW A little bit of history to add to the absurdities and real problems of lockdown. My daughter has been trying to get married to an…

20th April

…later but it is a hell of a price that the rest of the country is paying for each death!Six different young lime trees photographed today (and three more for…

18th May

…formed leaves on our larger lime species collection. To my horror a roe deer has eaten most of the leaves off the smaller ones and had a very good go…

9th October

…and interesting bark developing on the trunk. Not like other species of Lime. Tilia tuan var. chenmoui Tilia tuan var. chenmoui Quercus ‘Belle d’Aquitaine’ still growing well on and recovering…

20th September

…entrance on the A39. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Berries aplenty on Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’. Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’ The little Wollemi pine which has struggled to 10ft or so in 10 to…

1st July

…branches plastered in flower. Just a little pink starting to show but this one is growing in shade. Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’…

29th May

Lime which does sound like a genuine colour break. Mark Jury bred not Vance Hooper after looking up. Kind regards, Tom PS My turn next….. 2019 – CHW Magnolia ‘Porcelain…

12th May

…the show – these flowers last for weeks. Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ A self sown wild strawberry in flower – Fragaria vesca. Pity to pull…