25th April 1897 – 2020

…forming already. Heucherella ‘Kimono’ Heucherella ‘Kimono’ Paeonia tenuifolia just starting to flower. Superb foliage. Paeonia tenuifolia Rhodiola rosea now full out. An odd succulent like plant. Rhodiola rosea Rhodiola rosea…

10th April 1897 – 2020

…hybrid and ask Asia, our new Polish propagator from Poznan, to take cuttings in July. STAPHYLEA holicarpa ‘Rosea’ STAPHYLEA holicarpa ‘Rosea’ Tomorrow we have a visitation from Tregullow and Trematon…

9th April 1897 – 2020

…pink in the opening buds that soon vanishes. Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ Another fine dry day. Good heavens two in a row! 2017 – CHW Off to the…

8th April 1897 – 2020

…pollarded back by the cold in 2018. Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Rosea’ Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Rosea’ Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox – 2014 planted and now 35ft with attractive bark. Untouched by cold so…

21st March 1897 – 2020

…other one nearby. Identical I think but very fine! These photographs will form part of my new article on Staphylea. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ with its…

15th February

…at the top of the tree. Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ Another sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The very last flower on Lapageria rosea…

11th March

…Saylor’ 2024 – CHW I need photographs for the website of Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ but it is nowhere near out yet. Triple stemmed as you see here. Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’…

13th March

…‘Isla’ x M. x soulangeana) Magnolia ‘Avocet’ (M. x veitchii ‘Isla’ x M. x soulangeana) First flowers just showing on Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ 2023 – CHW A…

25th March

…rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ still has 2 flowers. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ Magnolia ‘Lily Diva’. Magnolia ‘Lily Diva’ Magnolia ‘Lily Diva’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’. Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Joe McDaniel’. Magnolia…

28th March

…Snow Michael’ Magnolia cylindrica destroyed in the deluges. Magnolia cylindrica destroyed Magnolia ‘Joli Pompon’. Magnolia ‘Joli Pompon’ Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea smashed up by the rain. Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea…

30th March

…holocarpa var. rosea which may well be cuttable for the show. Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea 2023 – CHW The first pair of swallows are building their nest above the dog…

31st March

Next Day > < Previous Day View 31st March 1897 – 2020 CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2026 – CHW Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’…

3rd April

…bower of Clematis armandii in the garden there. A bower of Clematis armandii Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea Plena’ just coming out. Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea Plena’ The Raven Circle. The Raven Circle…

6th April

…Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ just coming out rather early. Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ some way off its best. Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Endsleigh…

7th April

…bit rain battered. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ looking splendid above the greenhouse but with loads of rootstock suckers (S. holocarpa itself perhaps) which need removing. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’…

31st May

…Garden. Philadelphus purpurascens Philadelphus purpurascens Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Deutzia longifolia (White Form) Deutzia longifolia (White…

4th June

…plant of Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei in full flower. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Bladders already formed and turning pink on Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. This species has not produced ‘bladders’ as…

6th June

…rain overnight. A huge clump of Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’. Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ Rosa ‘Kent’ a new one for the nursery. Rosa ‘Kent’ Also Rosa ‘Sussex’. Rosa ‘Sussex’ Rosea gallica ‘Variegata’…

28th June

…unused, silage clamp.Tilia insularis with flowers in one of the frames. Tilia insularis Tilia insularis Sorbus rosea (SEP 492) with berries already. Sorbus rosea (SEP 492) Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var….

24th July

…‘Howgate Wonder’ Not sure what this climber is? Not sure what this climber is? Sanguisorba. Sanguisorba Albizia julibrissin ‘Rosea’. Albizia julibrissin ‘Rosea’ Eupatorium maculatum ‘Atropurpureum’ and Tamarix tetrandra. Eupatorium maculatum…