11th August

…Hedychium densiflorum Hedychium densiflorum What a wonderful colour combination of Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and Ceros canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ makes. The ‘Annabelle’ need staking as here. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and Ceros…

12th October

…jam? Mespilus germanica Mespilus germanica Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ has a single seed pod. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Amazingly Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ has a crop of flowers. It was…

7th July

…More of the ripening seed pods on Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’. Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’ Carpinus heterophylla ‘Quercifolia’ living up to its name. Carpinus heterophylla ‘Quercifolia’ Carrierea calycina, planted in 2014, has…

1st July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW Seed pods turning pink on Cercis canadensis ‘Flame’. Asia should collect before too…

19th July

…cernuus a new grass like thing which I had not seen before. Scirpus cernuus Scirpus cernuus Sorbus commixta ‘Olympic Flame’ with berries turning colour already. Sorbus commixta ‘Olympic Flame’ Laburnum…

20th February

…massive forest canopy tree? Seed all over the ground and still ripe on the tree. Asia needs to check our plant above Crinodendron Hedge to see if there is any…

22nd March

…the evergreens, quite like being in that type of Fagaceous forest in Asia. We were surprised to see Emmenopterys trees in Vietnam recently, it will be interesting to see whether…

23rd April

…RHODODENDRON ‘Logan Damaris’ RHODODENDRON ‘Logan Damaris’ We look at Rhododendron ‘Logan Damaris’ which my father always said was the best yellow. The original clump by the podocarpus forest died out…

9th March

…‘Pink Icicle’ Podocarpus x ‘Orangeade’ Magnolia sargentiana robusta x sprengeri ‘Diva’ Second Prize Pieris japonica ‘Forrest Flame’, Erica arborea & Azara microphylla Camellia ‘Brigadoon’ First Prize While cutting for the…

7th May

…may be rebelling against the cold east winds in February this year? It has been collected in China in broadleaved forests but at low altitudes of 200-1,000m above sea level….