14th December

…flowers on Mahonia japonica which first had colour in late September below the Playhouse. Mahonia japonica The elderly Pieris above the wall which was so badly affected by the drought…

19th March

…work at The Copper House. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ at the cash point. Pieris japonica ‘Flaming Silver’ alongside Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’ A flower just…

18th March

…‘Fireflame’ Pieris japonica ‘Bonfire’ just has a slight hint of pink in its buds but I assume the name refers to the very red new growth. Pieris japonica ‘Bonfire’ Grevillea…

27th November

…hang down like this to display the flowers to best effect. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Another Pieris with very advanced flower buds. Pieris 2017 – CHW Total leaf drop…

3rd December

…more or less over. Camellia taliensis Camellia taliensis 2021 – CHW Pruning up the champion (height) Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ to prevent it swamping nearby Pieris and scented rhododendrons. A fairly…

23rd December

…x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ The tidy up above the Auklandii Garden is now complete. Camellias and an old pieris cut back. tidy up above the Auklandii Garden tidy up above the…

1st April

…dark red Pieris and Charles Michael. 1960 – FJW First cuttings taken out of electric frame – 57 Cam ‘Caerhays’ out of 52 put in. Some roots 15” long after…

7th April

…Flower Show in Windsor. These are shown below: We also scooped : Class 1 – 4th with Prunus serrulate ‘Shipotae’, Stachyurus chinensis, Pieris ‘Charles Michael’ and Osmanthus delavayi Class 9…

31st August

pieris. I always seem to miss it when full out usually after walking under the tree several times! Crabiodendron yunnanense Crabiodendron yunnanense Crabiodendron yunnanense Rubus ichangensis is still in flower….

23rd July

Pieris hieraciodes or Hawkweed Ox-tongue. cow parsley cow parsley This is Stachys sylvatica, Hedge Groundwort, which I thought at first was a Lamium or a Teucrium. Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica…