…sun. rhodo cross and the magnolia Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on the lawn is just shedding its secondary bud covers as you can see. The primary bud covers will drop away…

…in tight bud. Others, elsewhere, now properly out. Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia ernestii (formerly Michelia wilsonii) about ready to drop its last flowers after being out for five weeks. The yellow…

…December. Fagus longipetiolata Sorbus hedlundii with ripe seed now ready to drop. Sorbus hedlundii 2022 – CHW The very last two flowers on the ancient white and pink Camellia sasanqua’s…

…rather good Camellia saluenensis above Crinodendron Hedge. Camellia saluenensis Hibbertia aspera with a single, rogue, out of season flower. Why? Hibbertia aspera Overnight a big leaf drop on the two…

…with its first flowers in the Rockery. Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ The first snowdrop flower partly eaten by a pheasant or a mouse? Ten days early perhaps. snowdrop flower A primrose…

…and lack of good autumn colours. Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Lemon Drop’ with its first fruits. They have yet to turn yellow and this…

…well from last year’s crop. Magnolia sapaensis Horrible leaf drop under rhododendron suoilenhense! Fear for this clumps survival. leaf drop Schefflera delavayi with several huge flower heads not yet out…

…Cart Road to complete our review of Torreya seeding for the year. Torreya taxifolia seeds Torreya taxifolia seeds Premature leaf drop on a magnolia outside the Back Yard. leaf drop…

…trees were the worst sufferers. This time it is the mature sycamores which have the worst premature leaf drop. We have been seeing elderly sycamores dying of old age in…

…manicata beds are suffering here and there. Gunnera manicata Dieback, leaf drop, and death in young magnolias. The plants put in this spring in sunny spots are all nearly dead…

…the norm. Stewartia pteropetiolata Leaf drop under Rhododendron falconeri as the flowering finishes. Leaf drop under Rhododendron falconeri Another story for Kate. This is the tree fern where my brother…

…lindleyi is nearly over. Few flowers this year and plenty of bud drop as we saw earlier. Rhododendron lindleyi Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ is a gorgeous yellow and a very superior…

Next Day > < Previous Day View 25th January 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Schefflera delavayi has dropped all its…

…just colouring up. The Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ opposite the Gingko is full of colour. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ First flowers on Rhododendron mucronulatum as the last leaves drop. Rhododendron mucronulatum Rhododendron…

…the lawn just starting to drop. It is noticeable how some blown open flowers are paler while others, more sheltered by the yew tree, are much darker and more as…

…Knautia macedonica ‘Thunder and Lightning’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ with incredibly yellow foliage even in full sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden…

…‘Golden Oriole’ just coming out amid the first snowflakes. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ Rhododendron ciliialyx just out too. More fool the plant as it feels now. Rhododendron ciliialyx…

…out with leaf variegation showing. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ One week on Prunus ‘Kursar’ is now nearly fully out in flower. What a delight…

…cause of this variegation can become more pronounced after pruning. Camellia ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia ‘Golden Spangles’ If you are interested I spent my first ever pocket money in 1964 on…

…showers. Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ with its autumn colours. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ Idesia polycarpa still with clusters of berries intact in the wind….