25th May

…stripe amid the dark purple. Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Reevsia sinica has shed what was left of its old leaves after the ‘Beast’ and is thankfully producing attractive…

26th March

…‘Cup Cake’ Magnolia ‘Black Velvet’ is a surprising white with, I admit, a blackish velvety stem. Wrongly named? No idea as it is entirely new to me and not in…

29th May

…in the propagating house we now have two or three survivors from the original six forms. Not the best ones of course. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – yellow form Rhododendron ‘Royal

8th April

…camschaticum Sorbaria sorbifolia ‘Sem’ – superb double new coloured growth. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ – well worth stocking. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ Xanthorhiza simplicissima – the huge spreading clump…

13th June

…flower. Starting to become a large spreading shrub. Euonymus morrisonensis A newly planted Viburnum wrightii in flower. Viburnum wrightii Rhododendron ‘Royal Finis Pink’ – 2017 planted. Rhododendron ‘Royal Finis Pink’…

12th June

…survives, just, on Burns Bank. Rhododendron royalii ‘Yellow Flush Form’ Rhododendron royalii ‘Yellow Flush Form’ Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’, also 2008 planted, has huge flowers albeit still only on its lower…

15th July

…Quite a display for mid July! Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ As is the Rhododendron nuttallii below the quarry. Much better than other clumps with very pronounced orangey-yellow centres…

24th April

…Malus ‘Royalty’. Malus ‘Royalty’ Malus ‘Butterball’. Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’. Malus ‘Indian Magic’ Malus ‘Dr. Campbells’. Malus ‘Dr. Campbells’ Malus ‘Royalty’ and daffodils. Malus ‘Royalty’ and daffodils…

15th April

…a new one to us but clearly in the ‘Peachy’/’Daybreak’ category. Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Cestrum ‘Newellii’ full out in flower in the nursery. Cestrum ‘Newellii’ Rhododendron williamsianum…

14th March

…and is now about 15ft tall with a similar or wider width. An impressive show. Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ This is labelled Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’…