13th September

…the autumn. Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Pseudowintera ‘Moulin Rouge’ Enkianthus campanulatus with wonderful red stems and ripening seed heads. Enkianthus campanulatus Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson and Gold’ with ripe bright red…

8th October

…First flowers out on Schima superba. Schima superba Clethra pringlei nicely out in flower. Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei Disanthus cercidifolius just starting to turn colour. Disanthus cercidifolius Schefflera…

30th September

…Schima khasiana A couple of tail end flowers on Schima superba nearby. Schima superba Every so often you suddenly spot a shrub which you may have passed by a thousand…

15th April

…soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ (probably) growing at Trelowarren this afternoon. Slightly frosted. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ 2020 – CHW There has never been a time previously when I could enjoy the…

23rd August

…Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Chaenomeles x superba ‘Nicoline’ with a well-formed quince. Chaenomeles x superba ‘Nicoline’ The new rhododendron seed house full to capacity. new rhododendron seed house new rhododendron…

10th November

…niitakayamensis now with fully ripe red fruits. Photinia niitakayamensis Photinia niitakayamensis Photinia macrophylla with just a very few single fruits. Nearby Photinia microphylla has died. We have really quite a…

5th October

…on what may or may not be Photinia macrophylla. Looks more microphylla to me! Photinia macrophylla Photinia macrophylla Blue seedpods on Decaisnea fargesii at the very top of the plant….

1st December

…Charles during a visit here. Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ now finally leafless. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Photinia macrophylla (HWJ 5614) which I suspect is wrongly named (microphylla?)…

9th March

…‘Pink Icicle’ Podocarpus x ‘Orangeade’ Magnolia sargentiana robusta x sprengeri ‘Diva’ Second Prize Pieris japonica ‘Forrest Flame’, Erica arborea & Azara microphylla Camellia ‘Brigadoon’ First Prize While cutting for the…

11th April

…good. Magnolia soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ nearly over. Why is this soulangeana so early?An excellent Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ just coming out. The best by far as regards colour of the three which…