19th May

…per day is very close to us. We are on the front cover or rather the viburnum is. Burncoose Nurseries Gold winning stand at Chelsea stand Burncoose Nurseries Gold winning…

12th May

…Phipps. Not in Hillier’s either? Crataegus jozana First flower on Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’. Magnolia ‘Illini Gold’ Acer sterculiaceum subsp. sterculiaceum in Kennel Close. The same bronzy hue and more regularly…

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…

25th May

…season. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ (I think) although rather past its best. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Carpinus rankanensis in full…

31st March

…‘Wada’s Memory’ Narcissus ‘Astro Pink’ below White Stiles. Narcissus ‘Astro Pink’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ above the kennels. Not very golden really as I have commented before. Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia…

7th April

…Kinokana’ (Bamboo) Chusquea couleou nicely pruned to show off its stems properly. Chusquea couleou Chusquea couleou Acer negundo ‘Kellys Gold’ with flower and emerging golden leaves. Acer negundo ‘Kellys Gold’…

3rd August

…dwarf and a rockery plant but it is still quite striking. No idea about its flowers. Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ was living up to…

3rd September

‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ 2018 – CHW The first flush of autumn colour on Cladastris kentuckea. Cladastris kentuckea The Beast damaged Rhododendron stenaulum is…

31st July

…sun and shade. Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 2018 – CHW To the enormous Bridgemere Garden Centre near Nantwich at the weekend with…

8th June

…to the Chelsea Gold Medal. Justin with the large Gold Medal Outside the Members Tent at Royal Cornwall a perfect Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth Pink’ Callistemon citrinus ‘Perth Pink’ Callistemon citrinus…