22nd May

…Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Gold King’ Ilex ficoidea in bud. Ilex ficoidea The old original Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis. Magnolia sieboldii…

3rd August

…dwarf and a rockery plant but it is still quite striking. No idea about its flowers. Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ Ligularia gigantea ‘Giant Scabious’ was living up to…

7th April

…Kinokana’ (Bamboo) Chusquea couleou nicely pruned to show off its stems properly. Chusquea couleou Chusquea couleou Acer negundo ‘Kellys Gold’ with flower and emerging golden leaves. Acer negundo ‘Kellys Gold’…

10th June

…its name in terms of leaf and flower size. A neat compact bush which adds to our viburnum species collection. Viburnum parvifolium 2021 – CHW Thick coastal fog for the…

11th September

…its own coastal waters. It was in commemoration of this that in 1740, James THOMPSON wrote ‘Rule Britannia’. It is a hymn of thanksgiving rather than a proclamation of aggressive…

4th July

…protestors block the M5 and A30 so only the very slow coastal route home via Dorchester and Honiton. Marwood Hill Garden have just won a Gold Medal at Hampton Court…

30th August

…for it to go having done its job – or all three plants actually. Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ One of Karol’s small…

21st May

…off to be photographed. This is what ‘Fran’s Gold’ should look like in Jim & Fran Clarke’s garden in Co. Kildare. Iris sibirica ‘Fran’s Gold’ 2021 – CHW The first…

27th April

…M. x brooklynensis variety – M. x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x M. ‘Gold Star’. Magnolia ‘Tranquility’ Magnolia ‘Tranquility’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia…

3rd September

‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ 2018 – CHW The first flush of autumn colour on Cladastris kentuckea. Cladastris kentuckea The Beast damaged Rhododendron stenaulum is…