26th January 1897 – 2020

…Rather late this year. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ full out. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Tillia cordata…

27th February 1897 – 2020

…blown open in the wind. The other big ones have no colour yet. This plant is out a good six weeks later than last year. Note the wonderful golden velvety…

19th September

…lines. 2020 – CHW Late yesterday evening I found Rhododendron ‘Yaku Fairy’ doing its secondary stuff in the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Yaku Fairy’ Rhododendron ‘Yaku Fairy’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ with a…

2nd July

…lawn this year. The true and correctly named Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Hypericum augustinii from Maurice Foster. Hypericum augustinii Hydrangea chinensis ‘Golden Crane’ – one to do for…

17th August

…‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Carmine’ and Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Carmine’ and Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’…

12th April

…Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Carlos’ just out too. Magnolia ‘Carlos’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Sorbus yuana Sorbus yuana Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ –…

19th July

…nothing special. Lobelia ‘Starship Rose’ Lobelia ‘Strawberry Blue’ Muehlenbeckia axillaris ‘Golden Girl’ a yellow variant of a plant we know well. Muehlenbeckia axillaris ‘Golden Girl’ 2023 – CHW Decent garden…

12th February

…after it is over in the garden here. Jasminum nudiflorum Interesting to see the February leaf colours on different Trachelospermum:- Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Golden Memories’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Golden Memories’ Trachelospermum asiaticum…

20th February

…does have golden velvety new growth buds. Looking at Jim Gardiner’s International Dendrology Society (IDS) lecture I mistakenly thought ours did not. Magnolia sapaensis The Tin Garden Magnolia campbellii is…

2nd April

…flooded Datura sanguinea in the Burncoose conservatory flowering well out of its normal season (July to September) but rather good nevertheless. Datura sanguinea Datura sanguinea Datura sanguinea Corydalis solida ‘Beth…

6th April

…laevis ‘R. J. Hilton’ Amelanchier laevis ‘R. J. Hilton’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Frosted Magnolia ‘Golden Cup’. Magnolia ‘Golden Cup’ Dogshit on sticks! Dogshit However Magnolia pseodokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’,…

1st March

…2024 – CHW The magnolia season is absolutely at its peak as we hit 1st March. Showery but not too bad. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ outside the front gate. Rhododendron ‘Golden

26th April

…2022 on poor soil with deer fencing and a watering system. Here Tilia endochrysea. Tilia endochrysea Three Cryptomeria japonica ‘Golden Promise’ getting going. Cryptomeria japonica ‘Golden Promise’ New growth on…

20th May

…(‘Tortoiseshell Champagne’) – a Slocock hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers Group’ (Rhododendron niveum x Rhododendron…

29th May

…fine amaryllis 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…

31st May

…Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ – far less horrid than the plain green form. Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Rosa cantabriensis – not a great advance on Rosa ‘Mermaid’…

9th June

…Rodgersia. Primula and Rodgersia Sambucus niger ‘Golden Tower’ Sambucus niger ‘Golden Tower’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Cordyline australis ‘Red Star’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Sambucus niger…

27th June

…it really. Dutch trying to sell on a silly but marketable name again. Hydrangea ‘Black Diamonds’ Hydrangea ‘Black Diamonds’ Agapanthus ‘Golden Drop’ – in flower at last with pale blue…

12th February 1897 – 2020

…carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Erica carnea ‘Myretoun Ruby’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Eva Gold’ – a new one in our catalogue this year. The golden foliage of autumn has faded. Erica x…

23rd October

…‘Midwinter Fire’ with flowers and splendid autumn colour in the nursery. Quite dazzling even before we get the effect from the later bare stems. Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ Cornus sanguinea