30th August

…belladonna Amaryllis belladonna Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile. Amaryllis belladonna and Sedum spectabile Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ with mature foliage. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Sorbus hedlundii with fruits. Sorbus hedlundii…

12th August

…Eucryphia cordifolia Fruits formed already on Mespilus germanica. Mespilus germanica The silver variegated Liquidambar styraciflua is finally growing very well having sat doing nothing (with dieback) for 4-5 years. Liquidambar…

2nd November

…The variegated leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ was a gift from Windsor. Autumn colour is starting to show up but not as I had expected it to be coloured. Liquidambar…

14th November

…Liriodendron tulipifera Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’ and Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merrill’ and Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’ Cornus alternifolia with its ghostly autumn display. The best autumn…

3rd November

…outstanding. Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Amber Glow’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ living up to its name. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ 2019 – CHW A splendid Pinus wallichiana has been retired from attendance…

24th October

…‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Reasonable autumn colour on Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata The evergreen Stachyurus yunnanensis with spring flowers readily apparent. Stachyurus yunnanensis 2022 – CHW Liquidambar styraciflua

15th December

…‘Golden Spangles’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ is red not yellow in the autumn! Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ This is the third time this autumn that the evergreen Quercus rugosa has…

29th May

…for the house. amaryllis Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ now in leaf. The leaves are no longer yellow as they were when they first emerged but the bark and young stems…

3rd December

…garden in the sun keeps you sane as lockdown ends.Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Gum Ball’ has an unusual shrubby and conical habit as here but it is said to turn orange-red and…

18th March

…verticellata Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Oconee’ still has the odd leaf left. You can now see what an odd habit this tree has after last autumn’s explosion of colour in a ‘ball’….