…cleistocarpus above HC Rd has plenty of seed clusters this year. Hopefully they will swell up and ripen if we get rain. A couple of seed clusters only have made…

…purple-red when it unfurls (a bit later than Q. glauca). Our ‘hedge’ certainly has attractive purple-red new growth. Alan then says that the undersides of the newer leaves of Q….

…Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Exochorda tianschanica. Exochorda tianschanica New growth on Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Rhododendron hanceanum (Wilson 4255) at Rosemoor last weekend. Here are the details…

…treat. Another plant which will have a foliage impact and possibly the only plant with leaves of this sort in Kennel Close. Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’ Populus deltoides ‘Purple Tower’…

…Evans’clump. It won’t be that long! Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Even after half an inch of rain this young rhododendron is far from recovered. Some more rain every day this…

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Another named storm overnight and incessant heavy rain. When will this filthy…

…you don’t like variegated things (as my father didn’t) this is not one to contemplate. Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’ Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’ Purple fruits on a not entirely pure…

…go out next spring – Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Gordonia axillaris was planted in 1991 but I have never yet seen it…

…Drizzle overnight does help. The Sunday’s rain 7 weeks ago which southern England didn’t receive has been the difference. In 1976 it didn’t rain here from 23rd April until the…

…rain yesterday. Camellia japonica ‘Kramer’s Beauty’ still with good flower at the sales point. The Caerhays bred Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – yellow. Rhododendron vaseyi and Rhododendron arizelum. Rhododendron decorum out…