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 March

…putting on its first small leaves. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ This is the first flower on Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ which was a gift from Jim Gardiner and is from wild…

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…

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…

20th September

…lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ by the mist houses. Acer palmatumn ‘Senkaki’ (‘Sango-Kaku’) has autumn colour already above the mist houses. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ still full out outside the Burncoose House…

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…