…week the forecasters promise but we will see. young rhododendron 2021 – CHW Daphnephyllum teysmannii (Japanese) with lots of new growth. Daphnephyllum teysmannii Late secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’. Magnolia…

…predated Forrest) is a wonderful case in point as is Quercus uvarifolius (Japanese) which was probably a Wilson introduction. Uvarifolius was only named recently for us but JCW records its…

…semi-double and a darker pink than ‘September Charm’. Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Japanese anemones are an absolute must for every garden in September. 2017 – CHW…

…from the Japanese island of Kyushu have the unusual feature of stamens which flare out from the base rather than standing in a columnar fashion. Asia should propagate both this…

…few flowers. Very vigorous with huge leaves growing in the newly planted Japanese garden near the sea. Wisteria brachybotrys We watched, very briefly, the Round the Island yacht race today….

…Bank. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Velvet’ Acer pycnanthum – a dullish rarity. The Japanese counterpart to the North American Acer rubrum as its leaves show. A slow growing small tree now…

…November. This is a Japanese species which makes its designated flowering season even odder. At the nursery it seldom flowers in a pot and had you cut a spray of…

…should be in every garden and on every street. So much better than the Japanese cherries which we have all known as street and garden trees all our lives. Prunus…

…some years ago. Splendid but a brief flowering. The Matsumae cherry varieties flower for much longer and will soon become far more ‘garden worthy’ than these older Japanese varieties which…

…House and beech tree down in Beech Walk. 6 – 8 Saluenensis and Camellias out. Mucronulatum by brown gate nearly over. 1931 – JCW Much as in 1915, the Japanese…