12th May

…more. Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ has fine new leaves. Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer heldreichii looks very much like an A. platanoides!…

6th May

…the nursery at Burncoose but it was red (I think). Perhaps it will change colour when full out but pretty ‘wishy washy’ here. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ The…

17th April

campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Liverwort spreading up a beech tree by Tin Garden. Liverwort Rhododendrons ‘Saffron Queen’ and ‘Michael’s Pride’ just starting to open. Also a month…

14th April

…‘Apricot Brandy’ with one flower out and the peculiar coloured buds. Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ is the first one of the campanulatus varieties to be…

8th April

…at a young age but nothing too startling really with or without breeder’s rights. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ Podocarpus wongii has a very attractive new growth. I guess…

8th June

…based on my lecture. Sadly what they depict as Enkianthus campanulatus most definitely is not as it is pink with stripes all over and much more like Enkianthus campanulatus var…

23rd November

…Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ out in flower very early indeed this year. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ Nice, but not spectacular, autumn colour on Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’. Enkianthus campanulatus

21st November

…tints on Corylopsis spicata. Corylopsis spicata Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ now full out. Camellia x williamsii ‘St Ewe’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ is a good yellow as usual. Enkianthus campanulatus

19th November

…the corner of George Blandford’s old vegetable garden which once held pride and place here. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Digyna’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Digyna’ 2016 – CHW Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ is turning autumn…

13th November

…‘Pink Flush’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ was a picture last year but blown away before it got going properly this year. Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ has just dropped too….

5th November

…to have fallen from an old beech tree. wasps nest Another fine autumn show from an Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’ A clump of three Enkianthus campanulatus

16th October

…japonicum The new puppy (Teddy) annoying the other dogs. Teddy Colour and seed on Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ 2020 – CHW A long visit to the nursery with…

9th October

…Rhododendron crassum. Rhododendron crassum Unripe seed clusters on Enkianthus campanulatus. Enkianthus campanulatus Unripe seeds on Styrax formosanus. Sadly these photographs were out of focus too! Very ripe and shedding seeds…

4th October

…great in one tunnel. Thirteen different species and varieties of Osmanthus Osmanthus armatus, with its huge leaves, also has a few flowers. Osmanthus armatus Osmanthus armatus Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Prettycoat’ with…

13th September

…into its best leaf colour in the autumn. Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Enkianthus campanulatus with wonderful red stems and ripening seed heads. Enkianthus campanulatus Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson…

5th April

…‘Dr Callies’ quite good in the sun. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Dr Callies’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Dr Callies’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’ is suddenly out early. Nearly eight weeks too soon for its usual…

2nd June

…2021 – CHW Preparing for Rick Stein’s filming this afternoon and identifying what is best in the garden to film. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Azalea kaempferi at its…

13th April

…yet anything like as good as Tom Hudson’s plant and I wonder if they are indeed true to name? Enkianthus serrulatus Likewise three Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby…

20th May

…now full out. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Rhododendron yakushimanum looking good as well in a clump on Burns Banks. Rhododendron yakushimanum Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red…

6th March

…Diva flower shape. Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva Magnolia sprengeri var. Diva Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ now full out. A very special colour for a cherry. This ought to be much…