28th April

…‘Coppertone’ x Raphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ alongside Clianthus puniceus ‘Albus’. Clianthus puniceus ‘Flamingo’ Syringa vulgaris ‘Madame Antoine Buchner’ just coming out. A new entry in our 2021 catalogue. Syringa…

1st January

…a perfect flower on Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere. Absolutely unbelievable but there it is for all to see. Hydrangea Madame Mouilliere The Battery Walk Arch has lost most of its cladding…

24th April

…‘Greenway’ fronting a Cornus kousa ‘Madame Butterfly’ which is just starting to show. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Another first time flowering Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ is completely new. 2017 planted and just one…

26th April

…Chaenomeles in cultivation apparently. C. speciosa ‘Mango Storm’ – has second flowering and rounded yellow fruits C. speciosa ‘Madame Butterfly’ – pink/bicolour C. speciosa ‘Salmon Horizon’ C. speciosa ‘Orange Storm’…

4th June

…yellow, red) are about their best, good too in the Drive. Madame Lemoine lilac good for a week, all but the Waterer rhodo’s are over now. Loder’s White good yet….

12th April

…open but not all, a bad flowering year for them. The early Kobus – soulangeana – conspicua one plant. Salicifolia shows colour. Denudata nearly all out. Madame de Graaf is…