4th July

…Head Gardener Malcolm Pharoah who is now retired but it was very probably his creation. Marwood Hill Garden 2021 – CHW Eddington’s nursery was fully stocked with a sale ongoing….

20th July

…full flower – smothered by flower in fact. Seeds forming in the inflorescences. Cotinus coggygria Cotinus coggygria Euonymus japonicus with late flowers. Euonymus japonicus Seed forming early on a large…

3rd July

…caudatifolium Euonymus echinatus (E. moupinensis) is already forming red seed pods resting on the leaves. Euonymus echinatus (E. moupinensis) A young Lindera benzoin has leaves which I now recognise. Contrary…

14th August

…Prunus pilosiuscula is plastered in fruits which are red then black. Asia needs to gather these now. I have never noticed such a crop before. Prunus pilosiuscula Prunus pilosiuscula 2017…

2nd July

…Pinus wallichiana A double flowered orange Hemerocallis in the frames which is incorrectly labelled. Hemerocallis Machilus yunnanensis with its reddish new growth. Machilus yunnanensis Asia’s plant of Hoya carnosa is…

9th February

…similarly afflicted. Magnolia mollicomata ‘Werrington’ Magnolia petals from the pale Magnolia campbellii scattered on the ground already in the wind. It was only just fully out. Magnolia campbellii Michelia moto…

13th August

…nearby have not. Two rhododendrons Schima superba (Mu He Shu) with now reddish new growth. Earlier it looked much whiter. Schima superba (Mu He Shu) Phoebe sheareri settling in well…

1st November

…tall. The ICS ‘Splendid Sasanquas’ book makes no mention of a single pink flowered Camellia sasanqua with this sort of growth habit. It looks a bit like C. sasanqua ‘Plantation…

31st October

…a decent sized new planting area for the spring. digger work Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ at its best just above Red Linney. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’…

22nd November

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ have flower buds for next year but none on the one which flowered this year which probably overdid it. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Cow parsley in November! Cow parsley…