31st August

…rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ also looks tatty and only 2 flowers this year. One had faded to near white. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ is only just starting into…

15th February

…sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The very last flower on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2023 – CHW The Daphne…

8th January

…I cannot remember just starting. ‘Fragrant Pink’ I think but no scent yet (Camellia japonica var. rusticana ‘Yoshida’ x Camellia lutchuensis). Camellia lutchuensis hybrid A fine show of Camellia x…

17th February

…sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’. Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ The Magnolia campbellii above Crinodendron Hedge perfect in the gloom and rain. Magnolia campbellii above Crinodendron Hedge…

3rd August

…Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ – nice but tender I assume. Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ – quite similar to one which we do stock. Cordyline australis ‘Pink Passion’ Ilex…

26th February

…colour this year but flowering mainly only at the very top of the tree. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ A pink flowered sport on Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’ which has occurred before….

11th September

…alongside Hydrangea 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…

15th September

…from white to pink and then red. Weigela coraeensis Cotoneaster bullatus covered in berries which are already ripe by the KPK offices. Cotoneaster bullatus Cotoneaster bullatus Gigantic seed heads of…

7th August

…foliage contrast. Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ 2020 – CHW After two days of welcome rain and drizzle everything looks fresh. The very pink and pale form of Hydrangea aspera var. sargentiana…

5th August

…however to be going brown not pink! Carpinus fangiana Nor on Dipteronia sinensis. These are rather more attractive than the flowers. ‘Rabbits Money’ or ‘Elm-like’ in the context of Ulmus…