23rd December

…Lindera angustifolia First flowers on the irregularly variegated Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’. Not a great flower but an unusual leaf contrast. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Still a flower…

3rd January

…flower on a non-variegated branch of Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Camellia grijsii now full out but not smelling much today. Camellia grijsii Camellia grijsii…

6th January

…Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Viburnum tinus in bud and flower. Pink buds and white flowers. Viburnum…

27th January

…A muddy colour! azalea First flowers out on Rhododendron moupinense. Rhododendron moupinense And on Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group (moupinense x sulphureum) raised here. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group A few more…

26th January 1897 – 2020

…Rather late this year. Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole var. Busaco’ Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ full out. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Tillia cordata…

27th February 1897 – 2020

…blown open in the wind. The other big ones have no colour yet. This plant is out a good six weeks later than last year. Note the wonderful golden velvety…

19th September

…young Magnolia ‘F. J. Williams’ planted only in 2019 is covered in bud. Magnolia ‘F. J. Williams’ Tin Garden planting is mainly now 5 years old and huge growth this…

31st May

…Kalmia latifolia ‘Snowdrift’ Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ – far less horrid than the plain green form. Arundo donax ‘Golden Chain’ Rosa cantabriensis – not a great advance on Rosa ‘Mermaid’…

17th August

…‘Lilac Beauty’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Carmine’ and Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Achillea ‘Summer Fruits Carmine’ and Agastache ‘Golden Jubilee’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’…

12th April

…Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’ Magnolia ‘Carlos’ just out too. Magnolia ‘Carlos’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Salix udensis ‘Golden Sunshine’ Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya fraxinifolia Sorbus yuana Sorbus yuana Camellia ‘High Fragrance’ –…

19th July

…nothing special. Lobelia ‘Starship Rose’ Lobelia ‘Strawberry Blue’ Muehlenbeckia axillaris ‘Golden Girl’ a yellow variant of a plant we know well. Muehlenbeckia axillaris ‘Golden Girl’ 2023 – CHW Decent garden…

12th February

…after it is over in the garden here. Jasminum nudiflorum Interesting to see the February leaf colours on different Trachelospermum:- Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Golden Memories’ Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Golden Memories’ Trachelospermum asiaticum…

20th February

…radiata. i look it up and think it’s Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral) Ramaria stricta ? Magnolia ‘F.J. Williams’ now full out and splendid at the entrance to Old Park. Good…

2nd April

…bench (not ours). Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’. Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ Tom & Jo Hudson’s superb Michelia maudiae ‘Golden Temple’. Michelia maudiae ‘Golden Temple’ Magnolia ‘Livingstone’. Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ The…

6th April

…have been seen at a public flower show before. Rehderodendron indochinense Rehderodendron indochinense Same goes for Symplocos dryophila and Symplocos aff. sumuntia. Symplocos dryophila Symplocos aff. sumuntia Plagianthus betulinus and…

1st March

…2024 – CHW The magnolia season is absolutely at its peak as we hit 1st March. Showery but not too bad. Rhododendron ‘Golden Oriole’ outside the front gate. Rhododendron ‘Golden

13th April

…Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Pointe du Raz’ Rhododendron ‘Taurus’ just out. Rhododendron ‘Taurus’ Magnolia ‘Golden Sun’ in the magnolia tunnel. Magnolia ‘Golden Sun’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Scabious columbaria ‘Pink Mist’ out…

26th April

…2022 on poor soil with deer fencing and a watering system. Here Tilia endochrysea. Tilia endochrysea Three Cryptomeria japonica ‘Golden Promise’ getting going. Cryptomeria japonica ‘Golden Promise’ New growth on…

20th May

…(‘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…

29th May

…fine amaryllis for the house. amaryllis Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Golden Sun’ now in leaf. The leaves are no longer yellow as they were when they first emerged but the bark and…