11th November

Red’ also has a pruning for the same reason. Magnolia ‘Ian’s Red’ Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’. Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’ First flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘J.C Williams’ almost out…

10th June

…so. The adjacent Loderi ‘King George’ is over but some years the two coincide. CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ CORNUS florida ‘Red giant’ 1997 – FJW Delias…

12th May

…suppose? It is a nice red form of Enkianthus campanulatus but nothing more. Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ has fine new leaves. Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ Acer…

22nd June

…year too. Carpinus tuczaninowii Carpinus tuczaninowii Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’ has a gorgeous mix of leaf colours as the sun bleaches them red. Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer Sunset’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Summer…

13th March

…the magnolia season are now earlier than the mollicomatas and sargentiana robustas. Notably ‘Ians Red’, ‘Shirraz’, ‘Red Lion’ and ‘Plum Pudding’. 3. The ‘Lanarth’ magnolia seedlings flowered sparsely probably disliking…

3rd April

…front arch is doing well with fewer casualties than I had feared. A hot spot in summer but evergreen azaleas and huge Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ provide wind protection from the…

27th May

…Persea thunbergii just putting on its red new growth. Attractive reddish new growth on Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox. Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Eucalyptus mannifera var. praecox Azalea ‘Sans de Gentbrugge’…

7th May

red. Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ Malus ‘Comtesse de Paris’ is one of my favourites which I first saw on a stable wall at Llanover garden in…

18th December

…laurel was felled around it. Certainly one to propagate from. Blood Red arboreums Blood Red arboreums Blood Red arboreums Blood Red arboreums 2015 – CHW A few camellias emerge early…

19th February

…England on Thursday. By Friday morning this had become a ‘very rare’ red warning. My guess is that ‘reds’ will now become the norm in a world where risk and…