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…

…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 six months and still…

…is now developing a flaking trunk. Pinus wallichiana A double flowered orange Hemerocallis in the frames which is incorrectly labelled. Hemerocallis Machilus yunnanensis with its reddish new growth. Machilus yunnanensis…

…onto life – just. The 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…

…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…

…full flower – smothered by flower in fact. Seeds forming in the inflorescences. Cotinus coggygria Cotinus coggygria Euonymus japonicus with late flowers. Euonymus japonicus Seed forming early on a large…

…would be very visible without it. The Trachelospermum jasminoides which I planted next door is scenting everything but covered in bindweed. Trachelospermum jasminoides Agapanthus campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ as good as pictured…

…over flowering this year. layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas layered his sweet peas Pear ‘Merton Pride’ was producing a big crop and Will had covered the tree…

…growth. Acer cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ Magnolia ‘Pink Pyramid’ with 3 secondary flowers although it was only planted 2 years ago. A vivid red colour which the slugs have enjoyed. Magnolia ‘Pink…

…at the 4-in-Hand. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ 2023 – CHW A long eared bat flying around by day. long eared bat This fungus is growing on an old sycamore stump near Tin…

…rounded red fruits. Cotoneaster sylvestrii Cotoneaster sylvestrii 2023 – CHW Final tidying in the new Rookery clearing has given the pheasants plenty of opportunity for dust baths. 28°c here yesterday…

…first Lapageria rosea flowers. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ again with a large truss of flowers. Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Escallonia bifida covered in bumble bees and red admirals. Escallonia bifida…

…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 –…

…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…

…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…

…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’…

…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….

…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…

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…

…plants which cannot host Xyella of course so a much reduced consignment this year as in recent years. Italian wholesale nurseries must be suffering badly with their export orders. This…