18th January

…twigs. I may have this the wrong way around of course. Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Picea likiangensis is developing into a good tree. Picea likiangensis Picea

20th July

…Carpinus japonica Picea brachytyla, the Sargent spruce, with excellent new growth. Picea brachytyla Picea brachytyla Then several Crataegus species with fruits: Crataegus wattiana performing well for the first time. Crataegus…

15th January

…Tilia mexicana Picea morrisonicola – a rare and graceful spruce from Taiwan. Mount Morrison spruce. Picea morrisonicola Picea morrisonicola Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani Cedrus libani The bamboos in…

3rd June

…Fagus longipetiolata Fagus longipetiolata Gorgeous yellow new growth on Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ The best young plant with a proper set of flowers and decent…

7th November

…the wild’ Chelsea exhibit. Picea brachystyla Picea brachystyla Stewartia x henrya really is exceptional in autumn. The best of this genus for autumn colour here by far. Stewartia x henrya…

4th June

…is a good form. Picea breweriana Picea breweriana Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ nearly over. James Williams gave us a plant rooted by their head gardener. A cross between Rhododendron ‘Kilimanjaro Group’ and…

30th January

…semi evergreen Lonicera fragrantissima on the roadside by the nursery entrance and near The Copper House. Lonicera fragrantissima Lonicera fragrantissima A fine Picea amorika in The Copper House garden. Around…

4th April

…still out in full flower. Daphne bholua ‘Garden House Ghost’ Picea schrenkiana purchased from Mallet Court. Picea schrenkiana Another new ilex species for the collection – Ilex colchica. Ilex colchica…

9th June

…‘Black Lace’ Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’ and Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’. Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’ Arisaema consanguineum Arisaema consanguineum Arisaema consanguineum and Calamagrotis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’. Arisaema consanguineum Fatsia…

22nd February

…indeed take everything that nature throws at them. Acacia dealbata and Picea breweriana offsetting each other superbly. Acacia dealbata and Picea breweriana The tree fern valley had grown and developed…