13th September

…the nursery for a management meeting this Monday. Physalis franchettii is performing similarly well. A bizarre orange display of seed capsules. Physalis franchettii Physalis franchettii Stachyurus praecox with a good…

24th February

…to observe yet more Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba Group’ seedlings and be rude about them.Stachyurus sigeyosii has four flowers. Planted in November to replace the one that the deer ate. This…

6th September

…Heptacodium micinoides Stachyurus praecox on the drive with seeds. Stachyurus praecox First flowers on Hedychium tengchongense which are nearly over. Hedychium tengchongense Hedychium spicatum ‘Liberty’ also missed in action in…

3rd September

…acorns have already dropped on Quercus lamellosa. These are still undersized and nowhere near ripe. Quercus lamellosa Flower tassels already visible on Stachyurus chinensis. Stachyurus chinensis Rhododendron decorum still with…

7th January

…2017 – CHW Stachyurus chinensis full of hanging flower tassels. The odd drop of rain still hangs there looking like an early flower but not quite yet! Stachyurus chinensis Rhododendron…

3rd April

…entrance. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Stachyurus chinensis with even larger flowers than usual. Stachyurus chinensis Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ More pictures of Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala. The…

RHS Savill Garden – Flower Show Pictures – 2018

…‘Pow Wow’ Buxus hyrcanus – unusual to say the least Buxus hyrcanus Buxus hyrcanus Stachyurus praecox var leucotrichus Stachyurus praecox var leucotrichus Rhododendron baihuaense Rhododendron baihuaense Spiraea prunifolia flowering before…

24th October

…‘Hugh Evans’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Hugh Evans’ Reasonable autumn colour on Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata The evergreen Stachyurus yunnanensis with spring flowers readily apparent. Stachyurus yunnanensis 2022 – CHW Liquidambar styraciflua…

30th March

…forms is about to come out. Rhododendron kiyosumense Rhododendron kiyosumense First flowers on Azalea amoena. Azalea amoena Stachyurus praecox still not quite full out. Stachyurus praecox The juvenile growth on…

16th October

…Euonymus morrisonensis covered in, as yet, unripe seed pods Euonymus morrisonensis I have seldom seen this much seed on Stachyurus salicifolius. Stachyurus salicifolius Viburnum wilsonii with gorgeous autumn colour, an…