4th November

…fine plant now. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Not sure what this multi-stemmed sorbus is either but there is a clump of four below Slip Rail. Another…

28th July

…hard to believe. Rhododendron emarginatum Lilium superbum Lilium superbum I have no idea what this orange-red rhododendron is but am delighted that we have layered it now. orange-red rhododendron orange-red…

1st August

…x maudiae Aucuba aff. chlorascens now protected from deer nibbling and doing well. It was just a few stumps with no leaves last winter. Now the higher level wire netting…

26th December

…Herraswater road at Herraswater Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ slightly frosted and now the stems break off from the rhizomes at ground level. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ This elderly Rhododendron weyrichii…

11th January

…Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2016 – CHW Another magnolia is out, this time in the main clearing in Forty Acres wood. Magnolia…

28th August

…years (barring COVID last year). Peter Bickford-Smith Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Assam Orange’ just out below the Rabbit Warren in its new site. Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Assam Orange’ The prize giving after the…

26th January

…full out. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Tillia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ stands out well in heavy rain. Tillia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ 2019 – CHW Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ has sprung open, probably as…

18th May

…Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ (second plant) with a more pronounced weeping habit – planted 2009. Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ Tilia…

11th March

…Acer mandshuricum is already in full leaf. A high risk species! Acer mandshuricum Leaves emerging on Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’. Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ is an excellent…

17th December

…plants were moved here as layers from the Rockery. Older plants flank the nobleanums on the upper side of the drive. Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Alongside are three…