…Large hanging flowers which are a delicate pink in bud. Very floriferous. Styrax grandiflorus Styrax grandiflorus Rubus acuminatus with flower and fruit about to form. Odd yellowish leaves. Rubus acuminatus…

…I should not judge a first flower on a young plant. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Rubus squarrosus has the nastiest tiny prickles all over that you could possibly imagine. Rubus squarrosus Rubus…

…franchettii Acer sterculiaceum ssp franchettii Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic Double’ – even better this year than last. Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic Double’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rubriflora’ (denudata x lilliflora) – nothing special. Magnolia…

…armandii Clematis armandii Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica full out but the pendulous flowers are hard to see properly. Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica A rubus cockburnianus sucker growing from a wall…

…out together – yellow and pink! Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ looking splendid. Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Rubus tricolor…

…Peach’. Potentilla fruticosa ‘Double Punch Peach’ Potentilla fruticosa ‘Bellissima’ Rubus odoratus nicely in flower. Rubus odoratus Lespedeza bicolour ‘Yakushima’ is also a new entry. Tiny little flowers in profusion. Lespedeza…

…Splendour’ A carpet of Knapweed in flower on the banks. Knapweed Very large flower heads on Rubus ichangensis. Last year the fruit was only ripe in November. Rubus ichangensis Vaccinum…

…Cornus kousa ‘Gold Star’ Last few (large) flowers on a young Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ 2021 – CHW Rubus ichangensis just coming into flower. The fruits…

…and rather pathetic raspberry on Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor 2019 – CHW Quercus x schuettii ‘Silver Shadow’ putting on a nice autumn show in the frames. Quercus x schuettii ‘Silver…

…Still plenty of raspberries on the Rubus tricolor. Rubus tricolor A leak on the water line from the top lodge to Karol’s house has wasted £1,200 of water. The leak…

…open on the day that the gardens formally do. Rhododendron cilpinense 2017 – CHW The Rubus tricolor bank has had its annual haircut ready for opening. It will soon grow…

…done without her willing and very capable help! Our stand is located next to the National Collection of Rubus stand. Podocarpus and Rubus must be two of the dullest stands…

…beckleri is the second Berberidopsis species but virtually unknown. It clearly wants to become a climber as well and we await the flowers soon I hope. A young Rubus acuminatus…

…var. ardisifolia Photinia serratifolia var. ardisifolia First flowering of Viburnum ichangense (we have a Rubus species with the same name). Viburnum ichangense Attractive purple new leaves on Viburnum sympodiale (ex…

…used to do the same job as the Rubus tricolor (Korean raspberry) did (see Tuesday 18th August). Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Erigerion karvinskianus (mucronatus) opposite the front door is a…

…a bank of Rubus tricolor. Erica lusitanica Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with its leaves just turning. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Plenty of flowers still opening on Magnolia grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora Cotoneaster franchetii…

…rubus covered bank. You can readily cut back younger tree heather plants when they are 4-6ft tall. If they get larger and are older the pruning will probably kill about…

…concentrate to bid at a trade auction like this. The auctioneer knocked down a lot of rubus to me which I did not bid on and I suspect no one…

…‘Isadora’ Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Camellia saluenensis ‘Isadora’ Nearby I was intrigued by Rubus swinhoei which is an extremely vigorous climber growing all over a dormant host shrub….

…turning pinker later. One of the better and more floriferous serrata forms.Rubus lineatus is growing into an attractive shrub with nice bark developing. This ought to be more widely grown…