7th May

…– good name! Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ leafing up. Cannot trace this name in reference books? Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ in bud and flower –…

28th June

…three weeks. Cornus kousa Leptospermum lanigerum is nearby and laden down with the weight of its flowers. Leptospermum lanigerum Leptospermum lanigerum Leptospermum lanigerum Hydrangea quercifolia just showing colour – very…

7th July

…More of the ripening seed pods on Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Carpinus heterophylla ‘Quercifolia’ living up to its name. Carpinus heterophylla ‘Quercifolia’ Carrierea calycina, planted in 2014, has…

4th January

…Hydrangea quercifolia clump still with a full set of green leaves in January. It is not an evergreen and yet here, in a windy site, there is still little sign…

16th September

…Puya have moved on from being tiny seedling plugs to decent plants in less than 12 months. Puya No flower colouring (or leaf as yet) on this large Hydrangea quercifolia….

11th September

quercifolia flowers that have already turned pink. Magnolia ‘March Till Frost’ The female seed cones on Araucaria bidwillii have doubled in size since I first saw them a month ago….