9th November

…red with a bit of yellow but perhaps not yet fully ripe. Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Hybridus Pendulus’ Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Hybridus Pendulus’ Cotoneaster dammeri ‘Hybridus Pendulus’ Euonymus europaeus with a good crop…

1st September

Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster thimphuensis Cotoneaster hillieri was rated second best in berry last year but only now just turning. We have two plants and the pheasants can reach the berries…

6th August

…to see some berries forming on the 15 or so new species of cotoneaster bought from Mark Bulk in the spring. However only one had any. This was Cotoneaster wilsonii…

16th June

…time. Attractive new growth too. Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii was full out and looking splendid. The form I know at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight…

29th October

Cotoneaster moupinensis still has a fine crop of black berries intact on the shrub which is now 6-8ft tall. Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ might also produce some…

3rd November

…– CHW The berries on this Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Inchmery’ really are now salmon-pink having started yellow. Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Inchmery’ Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Inchmery’ Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’ has a set of tertiary flowers….

26th December

…of height and is evergreen. Several other cotoneaster species have berries which are still untouched in the garden (eg Cotoneaster franchetii). Cotoneaster glabratus Cotoneaster glabratus On reflection I think this…

28th September

…berries. I do not think we have admired this before. Cotoneaster moupinensis Cotoneaster moupinensis Another final grass cut at Tin Garden ready for the planting of the FJW memorial gardens…

29th November

Cotoneaster frigidus. Cotoneaster frigidus Cotoneaster frigidus Cotoneaster frigidus Cotoneaster frigidus So I decide to visit Tubbs Mill where there is another fine plant growing. Also multi-stemmed but the fruits are…

19th December

…horizontalis is not an evergreen and what a good winter colour show it can produce. Cotoneaster horizontalis Cotoneaster horizontalis Still a few tail end flowers on the ancient Camellia sasanqua…