27th October

…its first year after planting in the Isla Rose Plantation. A quick result! Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis More unusual fungi. fungi. fungi. The new five seater gator has arrived and…

26th October

…2017. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Violets in flower above the top wall. Violets A variegated Cornus with mole damage. The mole hill has covered the graft in soil and this…

3rd August

…walks in his garden. Maakia hupehensis Maakia hupehensis Four Crataegus species with fruits have coloured up well in 10 days: Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ – nearly ready for Asia to…

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 –…

28th November

…trailing branches Malus bhutanica Malus bhutanica Malus bhutanica 3. This one with rounded red fruit might be Malus hupehensis or, conceivably, Malus x floribunda. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis I will…

15th May

…out today covered in flower. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Magnolia liliiflora ‘Raven’ is nearly over but has flowered well. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ 2021 – CHW Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ at its…

28th April

…Maackia hupehensis Maackia hupehensis These original plants from my father’s Rhododendron williamsianum x Rhododendron decorum cross have been recently cut down but are reshooting beautifully (two named – ‘Tinner’s Bush’…

21st August

…form. We wait to see what colour these will turn into from this first flowering as a young plant. Sorbus hupehensis Sorbus hupehensis 2018 – CHW Some rain and everything…

7th May

…Momouthshire. Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ Malus hupehensis without that many flowers this year. It needed restaking and that is probably the reason. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis

13th August

…the greenhouse. Crassula arborescens Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’. Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Kirengeshoma palmata nicely in flower. Kirengeshoma palmata The viaduct towers over Leslie’s…