16th June

…splashes later. Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Is this Cornus kousa ‘Samaritan’? Probably as its habit is very different to ‘Wolf Eyes’. But, since no flowers, is…

20th October

…smaller and slower growing. Just a bit of scarlet for now. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Miss Scarlet’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Miss Scarlet’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ is romping away as a vigorous conical…

25th June

…dump. Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Cornus kousa ‘Miss Petty’ Azalea ‘Jane Fire’ is very late indeed and very red by the two cornus in this forgotten glade. Azalea ‘Jane Fire’…

27th March

…latter is more popular today with the public but undeservedly so. It flowers much later than the Dr too. Camellia ‘Miss Charleston’ Camellia ‘Miss Charleston’ Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’…

10th October

Miss’ Michelia ‘Mixed up Miss’ From a distance I thought this was Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ in flower but it is actually an elderly Rhododendron decorum with secondary autumn flowers. Certainly…

3rd May

…to be on the way with plenty of space to grow on. MICHELIA foggii ‘Mixed up Miss’ MICHELIA foggii ‘Mixed up Miss’ Michelia foggii ‘Mixed up Miss’ is a completely…

18th March

…‘Maisie’ 2022 – CHW Camellia japonica ‘Kerguelen’ with its variegated foliage looking better than usual after winter. Only small flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Kerguelen’ Camellia japonica ‘Kerguelen’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’…

29th April

…Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Evamaria’ Magnolia acuminata var subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ is hardly showing as yet. Rain urgently needed. Magnolia acuminata var subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ Magnolia acuminata…

8th March

…Magnolia ‘Miss Marble’ Magnolia ‘Miss Marble’ A newly planted Magnolia ‘Avalon’ with its first tiny flower. Magnolia ‘Avalon’ Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ was planted in 2020 and is a Vance Hooper,…

2nd April

…Michelia ‘Mixed up Miss’. Lots more still to come. Michelia ‘Mixed up Miss’ First flowers on this Rhododendron rothschildii. Not a species I ever remember growing here. Like so many…