17th December

…(BJW 11750) has similar flowers but is a much more upright and larger tree. Now 12-14ft tall and threatening much more. Camellia ‘Sugar Dream’ has its first flower and is…

21st March

…Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Serene’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’ – now named ‘Aphrodite’ or ‘Antje Zandee’. The latter grows nearby so this is, I think, the former….

16th November

…hedge The last four still to go. still to go 2020 – CHW Cyclamen still in flower on the bank and around the summerhouse. Cyclamen Camellia sasanqua ‘Winter’s Dream’ I…

25th February

…Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Three Camellia reticulata varieties just now out in flower: ‘Lasca Beauty’ – the best of the three ‘Lasca Beauty’ ‘Dream Castle’ – a sparse flowerer…

29th February

…campbelli ‘Darjeeling’ Magnolia campbelli ‘Darjeeling’ First two flowers on Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ on the Main Ride. Camellia reticulata ‘Dream Castle’ Narcissus ‘California’ – a Lanarth hybrid planted at Tin…

12th September

Dream” Camellia “Winter’s Dream” Camellia x williamsii ‘St Michael’ – early even by x williamsii standards Camellia x williamsii ‘St Michael’ Camellia ‘Sundae’ – rather unexpected Camellia ‘Sundae’ Camellia sasanqua…

26th December

…Herraswater road at Herraswater Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ slightly frosted and now the stems break off from the rhizomes at ground level. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ This elderly Rhododendron weyrichii…

14th October

…now getting going. Keteleeria davidiana Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ with its fine autumn display. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ The true Photinia villosa (we also saw P. villosa var. coreana two…

27th April

…that we do actually have (in theory) everything which we claim to, and a review of our prices against the competition. So one has to dream up a ‘policy’ for…

19th April

…trees look good flowering behind Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ with Nicky in the foreground paying attention. Amomyrtus luma Azalea ‘Greenway’ is about a week later into flower than the majority…