17th April

…Athrotaxis laxifolia. Athrotaxis laxifolia Nearby an equally young Athrotaxis selaginoides. Athrotaxis selaginoides Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ just starting to perform. Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Crataegus induta is the first species…

1st April

…on Koelreuteria bipinnata in the frame. Koelreuteria bipinnata Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ living up to its name with leaves and flowers coming already. Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Still a few…

20th July

…‘Skyfall’ The South African Erica cerinthoides is a new website entry shortly. Erica cerinthoides Euonymus grandiflora ‘Ruby Wine’ in flower. Euonymus grandiflora ‘Ruby Wine’ The new defibrillator has now become…

27th July

…‘Planet Griotte’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’ almost out in flower! Peculiar! Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lamont’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ in full flower. Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks…

24th April

…Malus ‘Brandy Wine’. Malus ‘Brandy Wine’ Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’. Malus brevipes ‘Wedding Bouquet’ Malus ‘Royalty’. Malus ‘Royalty’ Malus ‘Butterball’. Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Butterball’ Malus ‘Indian Magic’. Malus ‘Indian Magic’…

25th December

…Erica nearly open. Several roses going yet and a very fair lot of buds in the roses. This years daff seed is slow in starting. Nobleanum out a week.1901 –…

11th December

…two loads The third load from the greenhouse has two extremely prickly climbing roses to grow up the pollarded yew tree. Jaimie has to cut himself free. prickly climbing roses

19th May

roses. roses There was an Echium pininana height competition a few years ago with 18ft being the tallest. These cannot be far off that. Echium pininana Echium pininana My father…

1st January

…hybrida good, some roses, some Lapagerias and Primroses. 1910 – JCW No Aconite, Coums fair, Ericas slowly coming. Rhodos – some, Solanum – none, Roses – a few. Nothing else,…

21st July

…hydrangeas and Harrow Hybrid rhodos hydrangeas and Harrow Hybrid rhodos 2018 – CHW Rubus phoenicolasius with its edible orange raspberries (the wine berry) for the first time. The pheasant poults…