2nd June

…Sorbus hupehensis is growing into a decent small tree. Covered in flower. Sorbus hupehensis Styrax obassia just about full out. Styrax obassia Styrax obassia Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ (‘Emerald Pagoda’) nearly…

28th June

…henryae Stewartia x henryae Styrax grandiflorus (from Roundabarrow) flowering decently a year or two after planting. Not sure if this is a recognised specie name for styrax? Styrax grandiflorus Styrax

13th July

…feet tall now. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ is a better darker coloured leaf than ‘Evening Light’. Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ Not many flowers…

20th June

…to check the planting plans. Styrax americanus 2021 – CHW Another posh garden tour. A little rain overnight. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ at its best. Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Magnolia…

25th June

…Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Styrax americanus just about out. Styrax americanus Styrax americanus Rhododendron weyrichii at the entrance to the Rookery. Rhododendron weyrichii Azalea ‘Western Lights’ (or so the plans say)…

6th June 1897 – 2020

…chinense Styrax hemsleyanus just coming out. The flowers are in panicles. Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax wuyuanensis also plastered in flower. The best display yet from this species. Styrax wuyuanensis…

30th May

…as large a flowers as some others. Styrax grandifolius from Roundabarrow Styrax grandifolius from Roundabarrow Styrax grandifolius from Roundabarrow Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei-Kawakamii’. Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei-Kawakamii’ Styrax japonicus ‘Jippei-Kawakamii’ Styrax japonicus…

11th June

…Lonicera kamtschatica This elderly Styrax below Burns Bank is nearly dead but shooting strongly from the base of the trunk. The basal shoots already full of flowers. elderly Styrax elderly…

9th November

…‘Paradise Blush’ is the second and only just starting. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ Styrax shiraianus has no autumn colour to speak of as yet. Styrax shiraianus Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’…

3rd June

…you get up in under the tree. Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ Styrax japonicus ‘Sohuksan’ A young Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei flowering extremely well with the leaves yet to appear properly. Pterostyrax

11th July

…old and producing 50 seed cones. Abies delavayi Abies delavayi The trunk of Styrax formosanus var. formosanus. Styrax formosanus var. formosanus A now completely dead oak tree at Donkey Shoe…

18th June 1897 – 2020

…good tidy up here. Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax hemsleyanus White wisteria You will not see a better display of white wisteria in a yew tree than this! Tiny frogs…

24th May

…Crug Farm got into a muddle? Microtropis petelotii Styrax tonkinensis (WWJ 11868) is the first of the Styrax species to be full out this year and very splendid. Styrax tonkinensis…

25th May

…excellens (C&H 7180) just opening. Rhododendron excellens (C&H 7180) Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ with its black new growth. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ A drought battling Magnolia sieboldii which I had…

1st June

Styrax formosanus. Styrax formosanus Styrax formosanus Styrax hemsleyanus just coming out. Styrax hemsleyanus 2024 – CHW At Chelsea I photographed two primula species on the Keviock Nursery stand. They clearly…

12th June

…got stuck Styrax wilsonii full out. Styrax wilsonii Styrax americanus just starting. Styrax americanus Rhododendron auriculatum. Rhododendron auriculatum Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ is the best thing in the garden today. Cornus…

19th June

…in flower this year. Plastered in fact. Styrax japonicus Styrax japonicus A few flowers this year on the elderly Photinia prionophylla. Photinia prionophylla I frequently get confused between Rhododendron decorum,…

21st June

…is there. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ and Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia Purpurea’. Ross has completed the new clearing at the very top of…

7th July

…umbrella of the tree the ‘ceiling’ is a mass of white flowers. The best thing in the garden today by miles! Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus An…

17th October

…known than this rarity which has yet to flower. The habit is erect and the leaves not entirely styrax-like. Pterostyrax corymbosus Pterostyrax corymbosus Ailanthus altissima var tanake was planted in…