…Saturday and another wedding with a 3 part tent in Beach Meadow. another wedding with a 3 part tent 2023 – CHW Decaisnea insignis is getting going in Tin Garden…

…brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus evereste Malus evereste Still an amazing show for mid-late December in a cold snap. 2021 – CHW An…

…‘Aurora’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. campbelli subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’ – this appears to now be called ‘Avalon’. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. campbelli subsp mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’…

…Not named as yet as far as I know. Nothing especially good as yet. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x Magnolia ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’…

…most buds still intact. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ looking spectacular. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Quercus variabilis still…

…nearby. ‘Pickards Ruby’ ‘Pickards Ruby’ ‘Pickards Ruby’ ‘Pickards Ruby’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubimishimodori’ at its very best. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubimishimodori’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubimishimodori’ First flowers on Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ that may well…

…‘Blood Moon’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Pickards Ruby’ – first interesting flowers on this as yet unnamed hybrid which I strongly suspect is of Belgian origin. Darker than ‘Pickards Ruby’…

…– no name as yet but well worth one I believe. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia…

…are pink, opening pinkish before fading to white. A very good plant although grafted onto a Crataegus. Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Magnolia…

…transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ in Kennel Close. Fruits and leaves much the same colour. Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Crataegus grandiflora (Crataegomespilus grandiflora) is…

…of the Woods – in Old Park. Laetiporus sulphureus Laetiporus sulphureus Eucryphia cordifolia looking good. Eucryphia cordifolia Eucryphia cordifolia Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ just coming out. Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’…

…have seen for ages. Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Cotoneaster ‘Skogholm’ looking very fine with its berries. Cotoneaster ‘Skogholm’ Gaultheria procumbens with particularly…

…A little of all the bark forms is shown here. Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ We left…

…Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ 2024 – CHW Camellia japonica ‘Takanini’ in Kennel Close has escaped the frost. One dead flower from…

…are dying of old age after about 25 to 30 years. Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Ruby Hart’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron…

…‘Cornish Red’ has now lost all its flowers. Bashed into submission by the rain and hail. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ An evil looking sea. The tent for today’s Wedding Fair is…

…‘Admiration’ The Malus planting in its first year of flowering. Malus ‘Jelly King’. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Brandy Wine’. Malus ‘Brandy Wine’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’. Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’…

…Tidball’s wedding tent on Beach Meadow. Jack Tidball’s wedding tent Primula japonica ‘Miller’s Crimson’ outside my office window. Primula japonica ‘Miller’s Crimson’ Gorgeous new leaves on Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’….

…are still some outside The Rabbit Warren in a damp shady place. Iris siberica ‘Butter and Sugar’ Iris siberica ‘Butter and Sugar’ Paparer orientale ‘Royal Wedding’, like all of these…

…wedding took place here and then the 200 guests walked to Beach Meadow with a (small) band leading the way. Plenty of rain on the posh chairs overnight. A noisy…