…ancient tractor Helleborus argutifolius just opening. Helleborus argutifolius Double flowered snowdrops (few singles) carpet literally acres of the woodland. Double flowered snowdrops More new spaces for planting flowering trees for…

…japonica ‘Bonfire’ just has a slight hint of pink in its buds but I assume the name refers to the very red new growth. Pieris japonica ‘Bonfire’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ –…

…load of “sacrifice’ camellias Melicytus crassifolius covered in tiny yellow flowers. Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus obovatus just coming into flower with its tens of thousands of very…

…13156). The tree has grown extraordinarily quickly, is semi-evergreen, and absolutely plastered in flower high up at 15-18ft. Attractive yellow flowers against the reddish stems. Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia Another…

…excelsa The true Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis just opening. Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis Maddenia hypoleuca has severe drought die back and now much reduced in size but still a few…

…Year award. Hydrangea ‘Runaway Bride’ The very red and late flowering Azalea ‘Jane Fire’. Azalea ‘Jane Fire’ Azalea ‘Jane Fire’ Azalea ‘Jane Fire’ Grass cutting well underway below White Styles….

…(SICH 220) Tom’s Carpinus londoniana from Vietnam. Red undersides to the leaves. Tom’s Carpinus londoniana Tom’s Carpinus londoniana Our Carpinus turczaninowii var. turczaninowii (Farrer) in the Tin Garden. Our Carpinus…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Illicium merrillianum (KWJ 12113). Illicium merrillianum (KWJ 12113) Ligustrum confusum covered in flower….

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Euonymus morrisonensis covered in flower. Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis Euonymus morrisonensis Acer lobulatum…

…might enjoy the Arum lilies outside the front door which the rain has battered today. This clump has now been pictured in flower several times since January. In flower for…

…bedding was tired, rotting and underwatered. The spring cabbage and veg seedlings had run up into flower as had the tomatoes in 9cm pots at 15-18”. Still on display though!…

…Prunus pilosiuscula is plastered in fruits which are red then black. Asia needs to gather these now. I have never noticed such a crop before. Prunus pilosiuscula Prunus pilosiuscula 2017…

…be proud to grow distinctive forms of the hybrid? To my mind the white-flowered form has great merit, and an unusual lilac-flowered form sent into the RHS from Guernsey under…

…nearby have not. Two rhododendrons Schima superba (Mu He Shu) with now reddish new growth. Earlier it looked much whiter. Schima superba (Mu He Shu) Phoebe sheareri settling in well…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW The 1897 planted Magnolia stellata on the lawn is covered in bud. Magnolia…

…now at its reddish-black best. Stewartia rostrata Stachyurus praecox just starting to turn. Stachyurus praecox Still plenty of fresh new flowers on Hydrangea ‘Madame Emile Mouillère’ as is normal now…

…Cercidiphyllum Cercidiphyllum 2021 – CHW A letter from Duncan Donald with a welcome box of bulbs of Narcissus ‘White Star’ bred by JC Williams and, until now, lost to cultivation….

…Nyssa sylvatica Diospyros lotus with an interesting red and yellow combination of colours. Diospyros lotus Verbena rigida still looking fresh even in October. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’…

…and distinctive new growth and leaf formation. Once seen easily recognisable again. I fear you are bored with red berried Cotoneasters so I will spare you the rest! Cotoneaster silvestrii…

…Microtropis petelotii covered in seed heads. Microtropis petelotii Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ with a few red seeds. Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ Secondary flowers in Rhododendron elliottii. Rhododendron elliottii 2022 –…