27th October

…Hydrangea aspera The first flower on Camellia ‘November Pink’ in October this year. Camellia ‘November Pink’ 2018 – CHW Malus hupehensis is full of small reddish crab apples in only…

7th December

…closely. Euonymus porphyreus still has several bright pink star-like seed pods but no seeds still in them after the journey. An evergreen species new to us with a branching and…

24th November

…here has larger petals and more pink in its buds than the younger plants which are more common today. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Sorbus zahlbruckneri…

13th August

…Double’ and Podocarpus totara. Thalictrum delavayi ‘Hewitt’s Double’ and Podocarpus totara Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Geranium ‘Wargrave Pink’. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Geranium ‘Wargrave Pink’ Papaver rupifragum ‘Flore Pleno’ and Sedum ‘Purple…

6th July

…uncinata Clematis uncinata 2022 – CHW Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ covered in 40 to 50 butterflies. Mainly speckled woods I think. Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Cotoneaster ‘Exburyensis’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ at its best….

7th July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Walnuts forming again this year on Juglans ailantifolia. Walnuts Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Pink Showers’…

17th July

…of pink. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Early Sensation’ As is Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Berberis insigne var insigne now restaked upright with long new growth shoots. The re-staking…

18th July

…next year’s catalogue. Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s Pink Mist’ Scabiosa ‘Warburton’s Pink Mist’ Mandevilla ‘Sundavill’ had leaves like Mandevilla ‘Alice du Pont’ but was a creamy yellow in flower. I cannot locate…

6th January

…Bells’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Viburnum tinus in bud and flower. Pink buds and…

22nd January

…is again Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’. Originally from New Zealand and planted here in 1990. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’ Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ with just a hint of pink. Camellia ‘Hiraethlyn’ Camellia…