27th May

…form’ The Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ clump above the greenhouse lived only about 30 years. Exponential growth, a brief spectacle from the bottom lodge when in flower for 10 years or…

10th May

…not out. Magnolia fraseri ‘Pyramidalis’ Philadelphus satsumi is now performing. Philadelphus satsumi Philadelphus satsumi Rhododendron tethropeplum full out at the Hothead. Rhododendron tethropeplum Rhododendron tethropeplum Rhododendron tethropeplum The Paulownia tomentosa…

27th April

…lasting hybrid in flower. Magnolia ‘Crescendo’ Paulownia kawakamii just coming out in Kennel Close. Paulownia kawakamii We have never grown Cercis here before but now have a few decent small…

22nd April

…var. turczaninowii. Unusual habit. Carpinus turczaninowii var. turczaninowii Still loads of flowers on Paulownia fargesii weeks after we saw the first. Paulownia fargesii 2023 – CHW A nursery visit.Trillium grandiflorum…

17th April

…‘Sundance’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ just opening. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia…

13th April

…var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Paulownia fortunei now properly out. Its early white…

12th April

…years to produce their first flowers. Davidia involucrata ‘Sonoma’ Davidia involucrata ‘Sonoma’ Davidia involucrata ‘Sonoma’ Paulownia tomentosa also flowering in a pot in the show tunnel. Far too early for…

27th March

…weekend was not more of the same we might have a chance but the forecast remains dire. A day too where I discover disasters in the garden. Paulownia fortunei nicely…

25th August

…Magnolia officinalis var biloba in Penvergate to see if this has seed pods too. Time for Asia to watch the various new species/forms of paulownia which we saw flower in…

2nd September

…seed has formed on Paulownia fortunei which flowered for the first time in the spring. 2016 – CHW Recently, in my absence, a formal visit from Plant Health to inspect…

16th September

…Beach car park. Electric charging points Electric charging points In the early spring we dug out some old camellia stumps. Where we cut into the roots of a nearby Paulownia

22nd September

Paulownia taiwaniana BSWJ7134 Photinia serratifolia v. ardisifolia NMWJ14513 Rhodoleia aff. Henry (DJHV0640 or BSWJ11782-two labels on a plant) Rhodoleia parvipetala FMWJ13422 Schefflera gracilis HWJ622 Stachyurus macrocarpus BSWJ14678 Staphylea bumalda BSWJ11053…

21st February 1897 – 2020

…are four record trees here which I labelled with the new labels today – Paulownia fortunei, Sorbus torminalis, Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ and Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Sidbury’ Magnolia campbellii…