…out in flower although its leaves have lost some of their yellowish hue despite being in shade. Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ Another clump nearby of three…

…(‘Tortoiseshell Champagne’) – a Slocock hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers Group’ (Rhododendron niveum x Rhododendron…

…secondary flowers. Magnolia ‘Todd’s Fortyniner’ Another scented Rhododendron dies. The rain came too late. Another scented Rhododendron dies Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ putting on a good show. Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold…

…hardy? Clare will know. Here is my ‘new’ plant offering anyway.Pride of place at the entrance went to Rudbeckia lac. ‘Goldquelle’. Rudbeckia lac. ‘Goldquelle’ Rudbeckia lac. ‘Goldquelle’ Penstemon ‘Laura’ was…

…clump of Acidanthera (Gladiolus ‘Murielae’) which has a fine scent. Acidanthera (Gladiolus ‘Murielae’) Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ a good replacement for box edging. Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen’s Gold’ The water feature….

…Camellia grishii has just a couple of flowers out despite being supposedly a pre-Christmas flowerer in the latest issue of The Garden. Camellia grishii Camellia grishii Cephalotaxus harringtonii ‘Korean Gold’…

…a very good dark red. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’ Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’ a decent yellow but not that different really. Hamamelis mollis ‘Jermyn’s Gold’ Hamamelis…

…enough to become a galanthophile myself?Galanthus nivalis ‘Wendys Gold’ Galanthus nivalis ‘Wendys Gold’ Galanthus nivalis ‘Wendys Gold’ Galanthus nivalis ‘Sam Arnott’ Galanthus nivalis ‘Sam Arnott’ Galanthus nivalis ‘Sam Arnott’ Galanthus…

…Spring’ living up to its name. Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ Corylopsis spicata ‘Golden Spring’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Jack’ was a gift from a Swiss nursery friend. A new one for…

…via Wisley. Many of these new plants originate from Nuccio’s Nurseries in the US although how the French have evaded the plant import/export ban one can only speculate. 2005 –…

…sale in their garden centre. I saw this last year too. Forsystia x intermedia ‘Goldrush’ Forsystia x intermedia ‘Goldrush’ Forsystia x intermedia ‘Goldrush’ Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’ – a superb and…

…open. Rhododendron ‘Maisie’ As has Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole Busaco’ (Rhododendron moupinense x Rhododendron sulfureum). This form has much darker flowers than ‘Golden Oriole Talavera’ which was also Caerhays bred. Rhododendron…

…and first seen by us properly until last spring at Windsor and Wisley. They come from northern Japan and have been bred by one family over two or three generations….

…a darker form from Wisley Daphne bholua ‘Sir Peter Smithers’ Daphne bholua ‘Sir Peter Smithers’ A Dichroa cynea with fruits. Exotic and unseen by us before. Purple and black fruit…

…laevis ‘R. J. Hilton’ Amelanchier laevis ‘R. J. Hilton’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Amelanchier alnifolia ‘Pumila’ Frosted Magnolia ‘Golden Cup’. Magnolia ‘Golden Cup’ Dogshit on sticks! Dogshit However Magnolia pseodokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’,…

…rare Viburnum parvifolium. Viburnum parvifolium After all the rain suddenly Golden Scalycap – Pholiota aurivella all over a beech stump that was felled 4 years ago. Pholiota aurivella 2022 –…

…warm but dry location. Camptotheca acuminata Camptotheca acuminata Camptotheca acuminata A couple of Nyssa trees not performing terribly well. The redder one is ‘Wisley Bonfire’. Nyssa trees Nice ripening seedpods…

…four Nyssa’s on Burns Bank starting to turn lower down. One is ‘Wisley Bonfire’ but not on the planting plans. Nyssa’s Nyssa’s Neither is this Viburnum species and label gone….

…the Nyssa colours this year. Nyssa sylvatica ‘Wisley Bonfire’ is leafless but this one still has some colour. Nyssa with autumn colour Nyssa aquatica has yet to turn colour and…

…me showing you the article in full here but I can repeat the last paragraph of what the Head of Horticultural Taxonomy at Wisley wrote:Hybrid rehab Can we, now that…