24th November

…arrived from Mallet Court Nursery. Excellent red autumn colour even if it is still in the potting shed. Euonymus carnosus Euonymus carnosus 2021 – CHW A large chestnut has fallen…

29th July

…to emerge. No problem now! Reevesia See how well these Rhododendron zaleucum have reshot new growth after we halved them in size last autumn. Rhododendron zaleucum A young plant of…

18th January

…Another absurdity in full flower is Photinia davidiana ‘Red Robin’. I photographed another Photinia davidiana form in flower in the autumn. Photinias are not normally noted for their flower which…

8th June

…used to have a third male plant here which died so we will not see autumn fruits I fear. Broussonettia papyrifera Broussonettia papyrifera Broussonettia papyrifera Broussonettia papyrifera 2019 – CHW…

13th January

…air today in front of the Dining Room. narcissi Clematis armandii now has its first true flowers out. What we saw in the autumn was the odd secondary or speculative…

7th June

…Gaoligongshan was only planted last autumn. Distinctive leaves and leaf petioles. Populus wilsonii Populus wilsonii Quercus farokoensis (G1691) from Thomas Methuan-Campbell has most attractive new growth which I had not…

12th January

…snow up country. I think that the plants all knew this was coming and hence why, despite the mild autumn, everything is well behind last year. The garden has not…

10th January

…and miserable big leaved rhododendron nearby. rhododendron Ilex laevigata is a deciduous species with good autumn colour from the Eastern USA. For above the Dog Kennels I think. Supplied by…

24th December

…mild autumn? Rhododendron crassum The layers on Rhododendron suoilenhense are now rooted and starting to grow away strongly. Still a year or two away from being ready to lift and…

5th January

…ferruginea Rhododendron hookeri with the ‘barbs’ on the petioles clearly showing beside the new flower buds. Rhododendron hookeri Wind damage to the late autumn new growth on Quercus insigne. We…