17th August

…to find Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ still has a single flower on it above the gents’ loo. Very late for any wisteria let alone a double flowered form. Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’…

6th May

…Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ just starting to live up to its name. Podocarpus ‘Red Embers’ Podocarpus ‘County Park Fire’ not quite into new growth yet. Podocarpus ‘County Park Fire’ Podocarpus ‘County…

2nd June

…and gentler east winds. Pinkish red Pinkish red Pinkish red Pinkish red Then a red one with an orange flare. red red Still tight buds on Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’….

14th May

…though when you see them close up. Wisteria floribunda ‘Violacea Plena’ Wisteria floribunda ‘Violacea Plena’ This unnamed red evergreen azalea below the fernery is always covered in flower. Did Asia…

1st June

…Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Azalea ‘Rosebud’ Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ (syn ‘Black Dragon’) is a sparse flowerer with us but a pretty unique double flowered form well worth growing. Wisteria ‘Violacea Plena’ 2015…

12th March

…good red hybrid. Rather better than ‘Cornish Red’ and very near the original clump of Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’. red hybrid red hybrid A newly planted (today) Podocarpus spinulosus which is…

8th October

…of large round red fruits lower down and larger clusters higher up. red fruits red fruits red fruits red fruits Could these all be forms of Malus x floribunda? Very…

14th February

…‘Lanarth’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ and Rhododendron grande above the greenhouses. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ 2021 – CHW Another really foul cold day where going into the garden is not a pleasure…

11th February

…a few pure red flowers but, as yet, no pure white ones. It sports both colours on the same bush. Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’ Camellia ‘Adelina Patti’ The yellowish Magnolia campbellii…

26th September

…orange flowers. A nice new batch for sale from our own cuttings. Abutilon ‘Red Hot Lava’ Abutilon ‘Red Hot Lava’ Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala just starting its vivid red autumn…