29th May

…yellow new growth contrasting nicely with its light mauve flowers. Caerhays bred but no one knows by whom or with what. Anyway it is properly registered now. Malus hupenensis Malus

16th October

…Celastrus orbiculatus Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ with larger yellow crab apples than seen elsewhere in this diary recently. Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ Another new entry for the 2021 catalogue is Lonicera periclymenum…

29th December

…far as I can identify them from John L Fiala’s 1994 published reference book on ‘Flowering Crabapples – The Genus Malus’ and Hilliers etc. Malus Planting Plan The planting plan…

24th October

…plans c.2000 – 2010). Viburnum species A 2017 planted Malus hupehensis with its fruits now completely red. Unlike those we saw in Old Park last week. Malus hupehensis Malus ‘Comtesse…

7th November

…look around the garden and Mediterranean Biome. Pseudopanax arboreus just coming into flower below the entrance to Eden. Pseudopanax arboreus Malus mandshurica with fruits. Malus mandshurica Malus mandshurica Cunninghamia lanceolata…

31st July

…itself. Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ 2017 – CHW Off to Busy Bees fairly awful garden centre in the rain. Crammed with coach loads. Verbena rigida…

15th January

…House Ghost’ First flower out on the garden form of Camellia reticulata above the Aucklandii Garden. Camellia reticulata The Malus have all now gone and the plant sales area is…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…tubiforme Malus toringo subsp. sargentii as a huge mature rounded bush. Malus toringo subsp. sargentii Malus toringo subsp. sargentii Malus toringo subsp. sargentii The view down beside the walled garden….

22nd October

…less impressive. Sorbus alnifolia Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ with smallish fruits. Malus transitoria ‘Roundabarrow Ruby’ Sorbus japonica glowing in the sun. Sorbus Japonica < Sorbus adamii fruiting for the first…

14th October

…from the original in the Chinese garden at Werrington. There are two at Burncoose. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis First flowers high up on the second ancient and slightly…