11th April

‘Yellow Bird’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Sybille’ (M. x soulangeana ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’). Magnolia ‘Sybille’ Magnolia ‘Sybille’ Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Brozzonii’ – in Penvergate –…

6th May

…Neolitsea sericea ‘Yellow Leaf’ (CWJ 12830) – now a third form of N. sericea to admire. Very golden! Neolitsea sericea ‘Yellow Leaf’ (CWJ 12830) A newly planted Rhododendron vaseyi ‘White…

23rd May

…speech has to contain a joke about the yellow leaves not being yellow as well as an appeal to traditionalists. This is a plant grown by an amateur over 20…

26th April

…Prince’ The unusual combination of Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ and Michelia laevifolia. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Exochorda tianschanica is, I think, turning out to be a nicer flowered plant than the other…

29th July

…leaves and apricot-yellow flowers. Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ An amazingly large specimen shrub of Bowkeria verticellata, the Natal shellflower bush, laden down…

29th October

…effort. Stewartia pseudocamellia 2017 – CHW Good yellow colouring on Halesia carolina above the Auklandii Garden. Halesia carolina Halesia carolina Also on Cornus ‘Eddies White Wonder’ nearby. Cornus ‘Eddies White…

3rd December

…gate has wonderful colour in the sun today. The plant beyond the Fernery has none of these colours. Rehderodendron macrocarpum Rehderodendron macrocarpum Gingko biloba and Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’. Gingko biloba…

14th October

…splendid second autumn flowering as usual on Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Podocarps swelling on Podocarpus henkellii. Podocarpus henkellii The…

1st September

…with decent secondary flowers. We pick one for the house. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Sadly the Tilia henryana has collapsed. One bit of the tree…

21st April

…which one it is. [Jaimie later tells me it is Magnolia denudata ‘Yellow River’.] An excellent yellow An excellent yellow An excellent yellow Rhododendron rubiginosum ‘Desquamatum Group’ or Rhododendron desquamatum…

1st May

…growth. Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Quercus x bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’ shaping up quite well. Magnolia ‘Ossie’s Yellow’ Crataegus schraderiana is another new species which will be…

16th October

…and only about 8ft tall after 25 to 30 years. Quite large leaves for a malus. fruits are golden yellow fruits are golden yellow One seedling however is clearly a…

30th May

…much as it turns out. The yellow iris from several Chelsea’s ago – I have forgotten its name unfortunately. yellow iris Philadelphus melanocalyx from Tom Hudson with its first flowers….

10th October

…fruits seem well protected too. Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Wonderful autumn colour again this year on Lindera umbellata. </div Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ with its secondary autumn…

24th June

…14515) Viburnum wrightii nearly over. Viburnum wrightii Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ putting on a wonderful show. Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ Microtropis petelotii also looks very like…

14th April

…And on Rhodelia parvipetala (WWJ 11943). Rhodelia parvipetala Suddenly the splendid yellow Magnolia ‘Lois’ is out too. Long before its yellow rival, Magnolia ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Lois’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ Azalea ‘Hinodegiri’…

25th May

…to the most promising new shoots. Magnolia sieboldii Wonderful new growth on Schefflera delavayi. Schefflera delavayi 35 year old ash trees below Kennel Close quietly dying. A new threat to…

21st February 1897 – 2020

…are four record trees here which I labelled with the new labels today – Paulownia fortunei, Sorbus torminalis, Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ and Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…Gala’ Magnolia ‘Golden Gala’ As was the champion tree of Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ 2019 – CHW Some newish magnolias in Kennel Close.In a magnificent…

10th May

…‘Saffron Queen’ Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ flowering sparsely. (Rh. wardii x Rh. williamsianum). Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ The fir tree which fell above Red Linney took out Phellodendron amurense var. sachalinense. I wonder if…