…our brief fortnightly appearances here. the green hut 2015 – CHW Hydrangea quercifolia, the US oak leaved hydrangea, has spectacular autumn colour but there are several ‘buts’! They are very…

…leaved rhododendrons and the new plantings in the garden.This bank outside the front door was brown only 48 hours ago. bank outside the front door A large snail emerges from…

…quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ with the first hints of pink in the flowerheads. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ The variegated leaved Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ with bits of…

…recent wildflower survey Salix triandra was identified here. I fear it is no more in this particular location but seed will probably germinate. This is the almond-leaved willow which is…

…many grey leaved eucalyptus species. Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus simmondsii (nitida) Eucalyptus mannifera var praecox has exceptional peeling bark at a young age and nice foliage. It…

…drive which I grew from seed from Werrington. Cotoneaster glomerulatus Cotoneaster glomerulatus The variegated leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ was a gift from Windsor. Autumn colour is starting to show…

…The flowers are just coming out. Neolitsea sericea Neolitsea sericea This small leaved Acer palmatum variety is just turning colour nicely but sadly not on the planting plan. Acer palmatum…

…this number of plants is at the bottom of the Kitchen Garden. magnolia hybrids from Germany A small leaved Cornish elm (Ulmus minor subsp. angustifolia) with decent autumn colour just…

…Dog Kennels below Kitchen Garden with the stream blocked and overflowing. Dog Kennels A very wind battered and miserable big leaved rhododendron nearby. rhododendron Ilex laevigata is a deciduous species…

…no surprise at Stanage! picture of my father Camellia japonica ‘Bokuhan’ with scattered bird eaten flowers. Looking rather yellow leaved after the drought. Pheasants rather than tits or finches by…

…missed us and passed by on eastern side. Some good Big Leaved Rhodo’s flowering on Rookery Path. 1928 – JCW Loder’s White as in 1926. No Factum. Mag Wilsonii ⅓…

…excellent plant gets its name. Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ Amelanchier lamarckii on the drive – one of at least three. Similar to Amenlanchier laevis but the…

…M. ‘Darkest Purple’ is a liliiflora hybrid bred in Alabama in 1949 with ‘rich purple’ flowers so I may be wrong. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x M. ‘Betty Jessel’ The elderly…

…stand Burncoose Nurseries stand Brachychiton hispida on the Tregrehan stand. Brachychiton hispida Brachychiton hispida Iochroma cyaneum – (Deep Purple). Iochroma cyaneum Brugmansia ‘Purple Rain’ which I had not seen before….

…pleased by the wet Frankie not so pleased by the wet Frankie not so pleased by the wet Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ with secondary new growth. Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’…

…than ‘Evening Light’. Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ Not many flowers on Stewartia x henryae this year. Stewartia x henryae The first time I have seen Euonymus…

…correct flower colours. pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea pinkish then changing to purple hydrangea This blue flowering…

…Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ full out before mid-November! Camellia ‘Cornish Spring’ Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Soft Caress’ now full out in the…

…ago. Rhododendron ‘Pushy Purple’ Rhododendron ‘Pushy Purple’ Rhododendron ‘Pushy Purple’ Rhododendron ‘Pushy Purple’ 2019 – CHW Exciting news! Meliosma oldhamii (formerly Meliosma pinnata var. oldhamii) has produced a number of…

…is the deciduous Rhododendron reticulatum. A very old plant in full shade in The Rockery and performing well today. This is a reddish-purple form without the dark purple spots or…