12th July

…native perennial which I must confess to not having noticed before. Quite pretty and one which needs to escape the strimmer too. Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica I had…

11th April

…last of the non-yellow magnolias to perform. pure white magnolia First leaves out on Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ in the sun. Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ First flowers out on…

10th September

…autumn colouring in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ Cornus florida well on the way to autumn glory in early September and quite a sight today….

23rd July

…a Lamium or a Teucrium. Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica The view from Ventonveth to Corwenna hills which we restored from scrub in the 1990s. Corwenna hill The hedges are a…

28th October

…outside.Oxydendron arboreum – a bold red. Oxydendron arboreum Nyssa sylvatica – such a delicate yellow. Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica Quercus coccinea – in the tunnel but still a good red….

2nd May

…Blush’ Betula utilis ‘Forest Blush’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolour Sartini’ very fine as the new growth emerges. The tree is making headway. Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolour Sartini’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Bicolour Sartini’ The…

24th June

…Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ Had we been at the Hampton Court show in 10 days’ time this would have been a feature…

27th May

sylvatica Aesculus sylvatica Aesculus x bushii has individual flowers that are red, pink or yellow. Male and female flowers by the look of it? Aesculus x bushii Aesculus x bushii…

29th April

…& Co 20+ years ago. It did a few Chelseas and is now doing well here. Wonderful colour on its trailing branches. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’…

5th July

…quite dark green) leaves of any beech tree I have seen. Planted in 2006 it is now 15-20ft tall and doing well. Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’ Fagus sylvatica