21st May

…hookeriana now in leaf and wonderful white felting on the underside of its leaves. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2022 – CHW Yesterday afternoon we cut some budded Embothrium for the…

13th March

…(evergreen) and C Kousa (deciduous) so the answer is obvious. Cornus capitata Salix fargesii has very attractive twigs and new growth buds. Salix fargesii Salix fargesii Camellia ‘Pink Icicle’ has…

31st March

…This is the ‘coastal willow’ from W. North America. Not bad flowers either are they? Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2021 – CHW These two bulls have just been let out…

30th June

…It was raised in Belgium in 1979 and this plant was a gift from Mr Vernon of Bluebell Nurseries. Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Salix fargesii is forming a good rounded shrub…

23rd January

…in the garden, completely unfrosted. Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Celebration’ Attractive bark and swelling buds in the sun on Salix fargesii. Salix fargesii We saw Rhododendron stenaulum…

4th September

…growth. Daphnephyllum teysmannii Late secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Cornus controversa covered in fruits. Cornus controversa Still catkins on Salix fargesii on secondary or tertiary new growth. Salix

25th August

…glanduliferum. I need to search further. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ The new growth stem and bud colours on Salix fargesii continue to impress. Salix fargesii Secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Apollo’ in…

15th November

…tints. Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’ Salix fargesii just turning. Salix fargesii Corylopsis spicata with rich yellow autumn colour on the Main Ride. Corylopsis spicata Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendrifolium’ only now starting…

30th May

…arrived in Feb 2019. Camellia parvilimba Salix hylematica with its first red seed head or is it a flower? No trace of this species in Hilliers or IDS online. A…

28th March

…‘Gravetye Giant’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ with flower and leaf in the sunshine. Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ darker than it appeared a week ago (no picture in…