12th February

…Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘White Perfection’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis…

8th December

…and not dissimilar patterning. Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox Pseudopanax ferox The bark of Pinus bungeana is pictured here by way of comparison. Pinus bungeana The trimming of an old Camellia…

10th April

…drive. Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum Rhododendron williamsianum x martinianum The climber tunnel pristine and beautifully cared for by Ruta and Arturas. climber tunnel Viburnum ‘Eskimo’ looking…

10th March

…(Magnolia soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii) – Gresham Hybrid Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ (Magnolia mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ x Magnolia x soulangeana) Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’…

24th April

…wood undeterred by a post banger erecting the new pen above Kitchen Garden. x Sorbonaria fallax ‘Likjornaja’ in bud still (Sorbus x Aronia). A peculiar bi-generic hybrid but not as…

3rd February

…‘Caerhays’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ and Camellia ‘Alba Simplex’ above the greenhouse. Camellia x williamsii ‘George Blandford’ The fourth magnolia to flower here this year…

31st May

…saw at Rosemoor. Ilex yunnanensis Ilex yunnanensis Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ with few flowers and just a few now out. Styrax japonicus ‘Fargesii’ Styrax formosanus var. formosanus is far less plastered…

5th February

…gorgeous scent. Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Daphne ‘Perfume Princess’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ in full flower. A good new thing in the catalogue. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’ Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Winter Gem’…

19th January

…Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aurora’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x…

25th May

…season. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ (I think) although rather past its best. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ Carpinus rankanensis in full…