12th August

…Does not like hot/full sun but holds its leaf colour right through the season. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Secondary flowers on Magnolia “Todd’s Fortyniner” which had…

11th July

…‘Marietta’ Veronica longifolia ‘Marietta’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ with incredibly yellow foliage even in full sun Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sun’ Elymus arenarius ‘Blue Dune’ – incredibly…

7th April

…Lantern’ Wonderful new growth buds on Salix fargesii. Planted in 2010 and now a stout multi-stemmed shrub. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii New leaves on Prunus conradinae planted in 2010. Prunus…

6th April

…glows in Bond Street. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ A good display on the ‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) under Dry Walls. ‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) ‘Pussy Willow’ (Salix caprea) Cattle at rest beside…

4th April

…less focus and definition on this old lens and poor pictures for a bit. I have looking to find where we planted Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ as I need pictures…

29th March

…catkins but nothing like as good as ‘Mount Aso’. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2022 – CHW A welcome bit of rain overnight.Magnolia Pickard’s Hybrid ‘PP7’ flowering here. The plant is…

26th March

…clump. Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum Attractive new growth on Salix moupinense. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense A few lower flowers on Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’, the white form. The tree is…

6th May

…heterophylla f. laciniata Fagus longiopetiolata just in leaf. Fagus longiopetiolata Fagus longiopetiolata Salix fargesii is covered in catkins and lots of long red-stemmed new growth. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Viburnum…

29th November

…genuinely yellow leaves in the spring and summer. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Glyptostrobus pensilis ‘Wooly Mammoth’ has reverted to its rather impressive autumnal or winter colours….

2nd June

…quickly. Juglans ailanthifolia The undersides of the new leaves on Salix moupinense are silvery. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Rhododendron catawbiense (or very similar) hidden away at the top of the…