4th April

…less focus and definition on this old lens and poor pictures for a bit. I have looking to find where we planted Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ as I need pictures…

25th September

…has no fruits at all this year. Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Sorbus ‘Pearly King’ Another Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ full of secondary flowers with the usual autumnal slug damage. Magnolia…

4th November

…leaves but not yet its berries. Sorbus japonica Sorbus hupehensis virtually leafless. Sorbus hupehensis Sorbus hupehensis Malus ‘Jelly King’ with ripe fruits. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ 2022 –…

3rd May

…bicolour effect I suppose. We have 2 forms and the other one is even better. Rhododendron floccigerum Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ and Rhododendron davidsonianum by Donkey Shoe. Rhododendron loderi ‘King

5th October

King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ Photinio villosa var. coreana now has massed ripe fruits. We saw the other two forms of P. villosa with berries a week or two ago. Photinio…

22nd May

…Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex ficoidea in bud. Ilex ficoidea The old original Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii…

29th April

…the garden at its best.Isla Rose breakfasting. Isla Rose Rhododendron aberconwayi full out. Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron aberconwayi Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ just appearing. Rhododendron loderi ‘King George’ Magnolia ‘Hot Flush’…

27th March

…of (Narcissi) King A open. 1907 – JCW Well ahead of 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1904. Citron is opening. Monarch open and nearly all King A. 1904 – JCW Picked…

28th June

…dull squirrel meeting in the scorching heat. Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ 2017 – CHW Gentle rain all day which is just what the garden needed. It…

29th December

…plant is well protected at the top of the garden. Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ Sophora japonica ‘Sun King’ First flower on Camellia ‘Salutation’ (Camellia reticulata x Camellia saluenensis) which was…