17th January

…habit to the others. 8 feet tall with a truss of leaves only at the top. Bare single stem. Schefflera rhododendrifolia (CWJ 9075) Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ covered in flowers but…

19th January

…stamens. We have seedlings with the red stamens that we have tentatively, not registered, called C.’Rafe’ (we need to find an “Eddie” next for a full family!). Yours looks different…

30th July

…ago. Still a reddish tinge to the flowers but this has faded. Vaccinium dunalianum v. megaphyllum Vaccinium dunalianum v. megaphyllum Steve Dance took this photograph of Aloysia citrodora flowering at…

11th June

…Kalmia latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’. Kalmia latifolia ‘Ostbo Red’ Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata. Kalmia latifolia f. fuscata Flower heads on Dipteronia sinensis. Dipteronia sinensis Viburnum parvifolium nicely in flower on Hovel…

21st January

…trench across the car park trench across the car park trench across the car park Camellia japonica ‘Scentsation’ is just out. Bred by Nuccio Nurseries in 1968: the scent is…

17th September

…have suddenly appeared in profusion. Pink and white forms. A timely cut. Cyclamen hederifolium Cyclamen hederifolium Hedychium greenii has not flowered this year. Hedychium greenii Entelia arborescens, the New Zealand…

19th September

…guess is we will end up paying a retired vicar to take our services and reduce our contributions to the MMF accordingly in the future. Others are clearly thinking on…

5th August

…flowering on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ – nearly the same colour as in late spring. Magnolia ‘Apollo’ 2020 – CHW Eucryphia glutinosa covered by Wisteria sinensis with secondary flowering. Eucryphia glutinosa covered

6th November

…fallen beech. Major rot The dismembered trunk is removed. dismembered trunk Several years’ worth of jackdaws nests in a hole in the trunk. jackdaws nests 2022 – CHW Seed capsules…

8th April

…was planted by the Old Dog Kennels in 2014 and first flowered in 2022. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia…