5th October

…villosa var. coreana Liquidambar orientalis is newly planted but good autumn colours already beginning. Liquidambar orientalis Likewise Juglans cinarea is quite a show. Juglans cinarea Juglans cinarea Seeds on Tilia…

10th December

…an evergreen. All the other Carpinus species in Kennel Close have now shed their leaves. Carpinus rankanensis What a special colour the autumn show is on Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Woolly Mammoth’….

2nd May

…once stocked and could now easily do again. Hydrangea anomala spp. quelpartensis Hydrangea anomala spp. quelpartensis Quercus palustris ‘Flaming Suzy’ presumably performs in the autumn or have I missed a…

28th May

…It could do with a pruning in the autumn. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ has come on a lot in…

7th May

…tree heather and comes from Tasmania. Growing now in the heat of the Isle Rose Plantation. Olearia floribunda Olearia floribunda Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’. It’s the autumn leaves which go…

6th June

…komarowii Syringa komarowii This Magnolia denudata ‘Forrests Pink’ was felled to a 4ft tall stump by a leylandii in the autumn but is now reshooting vigorously. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrests Pink’…

6th May

…pair headed off last autumn for a couple of months and took their one surviving signet with them. He came back with them but they never allowed him near the…

5th December

…CHW Cornus walteri was looking good in its yellow autumn robes but today rather drab with the best leaves blown off. Cornus walteri Cornus walteri The first daffodil shoots by…

26th May

…Zanthoxylum. Brassaiopis dumicola Brassaiopis dumicola Brassaiopis dumicola Brassaiopis dumicola Zelkova abelicea with its unusual leaf formation. Planted out in the autumn. This is only a large shrub in the wild…

4th May

…alnifolia in flower. We saw the first berries last autumn. Sorbus alnifolia Sorbus alnifolia The best find of the day was Quercus bushii ‘Seattle Trident’ with its pink and red…