1st April

…subsp. jacquemontii ‘Knightshayes’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’. Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula subsp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis – the best catkins today….

5th April

…red centres. Catkins in profusion all over. Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula pendula ssp. szechuanica ‘Liuba White’ Betula dahurica ‘Maurice Foster’ (formerly…

21st September

…on Clerodendron bungei on our stand. It hovered and lowered its tongue/proboscis into the flower. Clerodendron bungei Clerodendron bungei On the Crûg Farm stand: Roscoea purpurea f. rubra ‘Gurkha Red’…

1st July

…form of Corylus maxima ‘Purpurea’. Corylus maxima ‘Purpurea’ 2022 – CHW Iris ‘Lady in Waiting’ rather good. Iris ‘Lady in Waiting’ Lavandula ‘Meerlo’ has attractive variegation. Lavandula ‘Meerlo’ A good…

6th February

…had blown over. Now uprighted and in flower. Acacia longifolia Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ now out. Acacia baileyana nearby is virtually over. Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Another full bud on Magnolia ‘’Todd’s…

1st November

…on the top ride in Forty Acres wood. tree ferns Seed on Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’. Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Seedpods on Euonymus tingens. Euonymus tingens Euonymus tingens Gigantic fungi in Forty…

13th July

…we all know and once stocked which is rather invasive with white flowers contrasting to the purple-black leaves. Oxalis purpurea from South Africa I am fairly sure. Oxalis purpurea A…

8th May

…squarrosa Still a flower or two on Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ nearly four months since it first performed. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ The large Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ by the sales point is…

1st February

…everything. Its oldest branches have ‘clubfoot’ or fasciation (i.e. flattened and chubby stems). Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ Daphne bholua ‘Alba’ In the frames Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ is now out and ready…

7th November

…with cones developing. Cunninghamia lanceolata Eucalyptus gunnii looking good in the sunlight. Eucalyptus gunnii Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’. We have just planted one at home. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’…