26th March

…guess? We should propagate anyway. I must check the planting records for more information on the grower. dwarf growing forsythia dwarf growing forsythia 2016 – CHW A ghastly day of…

16th July

…flower remains (in theory) ‘purplish-red’. Not much red really? Buddleia ‘Harlequin’ Buddleia ‘Harlequin’ The Hothead and underground spring with upraised beds for dwarf rhododendrons. Needs a good clean out and…

30th July

…phoenicolasius The dwarf growing and, here, top grafted Taxodium distichum ‘Hursley Park’ with attractive new growth. Taxodium distichum ‘Hursley Park’ Taxodium distichum ‘Hursley Park’ Taxodium distichum ‘Hursley Park’ Taxodium distichum…

27th July

…me to remember to get them sprayed on the pond at home before they form a major clump. bulrushes Sanquisorba officinale has smaller flowers and is more dwarf than our…

10th January

…The dwarf Pinus mugo ‘Winter Gold’ looking fantastic in the sun. dwarf Pinus mugo ‘Winter Gold’ Eucalyptus simmonosii with peeled bark and flower buds. Eucalyptus simmonosii Eucalyptus simmonosii Eucalyptus mannifera…

20th February

…acquire which are exceptionally good. Acer paxii: Blue undersides to leaves Acer sacchorum subsp. skutchii: Mexico Acer wardii Actinidia rubrifolia var. coriacea: Red flowers Betula calcicola: Dwarf shrub curled and…

14th February

…Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ Helleborus orientalis ‘Annas Red’ A nice showing of dwarf blue iris in pots too. dwarf blue iris Despite the continuing cold the pace of spring’s arrival…

9th February

…strong growing new variety. Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Cheryls Shine’ Helleborus Frostkiss ‘Cheryls Shine’ Vaccinum vitis-idaea ‘Fireballs’ was another brand new plant to us from Holland. Striking red berries on this dwarf

A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…Villosa Group A pure white flowered form of Clerodendron trochotomum. Clerodendron trochotomum Clerodendron trochotomum Carbutilon from Mexico I think. Carbutilon Carbutilon Hydrangea scandens x Hydrangea serrata – as dwarf as…

29th January

…new varieties bred by Longstock are now available in the nursery trade. We still offer the Nanho strain of supposedly dwarf growing buddleia but the US bred ‘Buzz’ varieties are…