24th November

…bottom path in Old Park. Two colours. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Seed heads on the record Trochodendron aralioides in Old Park. Trochodendron aralioides A good show…

18th August

…Old Park with the terriers after a week of grass cutting Old Park with the terriers after a week of grass cutting The weather has been on our side for…

6th August

…moto). Magnolia kwangtungensis Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ root shoots have escaped the grass cut. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Viburnum triphyllum from Crûg has made a large shrub. Viburnum triphyllum Viburnum triphyllum Xanthoceras…

22nd April

…leaf. As attractive now as is its striking autumn colour. Larix kaempferi Larix kaempferi Berberis x ottawensis ‘Superba’ in full flower and 8ft tall with a similar spread. Berberis x…

20th April

…only on the Eisenhut website. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Avocet’ has faded to not much (M. x veitchii ‘Isca’ x M. soulangeana). Magnolia x veitchii ‘Avocet’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’…

12th April

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ First Rhododendron loderi to flower this year…

8th April

…2022. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia…

1st April

…(laevifolia x champaca) x (laevifolia x maudiae). Lots of mixtures but I am not really sure at present what has been achieved by the end result? M. (laevifolia x champaca)…

28th March

…‘Slavin’s 44’. Magnolia ‘Slavin’s 44’ Magnolia ‘Slavin’s 44’ Magnolia ‘Big Pink’ x ‘Werrington’ named ‘Cassandra’. Magnolia ‘Big Pink’ x ‘Werrington’ named ‘Cassandra’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Pink Stardust’. Magnolia x loebneri…

11th March

…x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling The new Magnolia ‘Romance’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Romance’ Magnolia ‘Venus’ is…

3rd March 1897 – 2020

…R praecox has been badly frosted, say a week of mild weather behind the above. 1914 – JCW R praecox ⅔ open, Arboreum x Thomsonii VG, daffs coming on now,…

14th March 1897 – 2020

…Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ corylopsis on Rookery Path Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ Betual albosinensis ‘Kenneth Ashburner’ Betual albosinensis…

17th February 1897 – 2020

…incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Okame’ Prunus x incam ‘Shosar’ is a more recent planting and with more stunted growth. The flower trusses are even larger…

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…

22nd August

…natural hybrid, when you consider how common both parents are on the Lizard heaths. Best wishes, Colin Erica x williamsii Erica x williamsii Erica x williamsii Erica x williamsii Erica…

7th August

…‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum. Phlox ‘Bright Eyes’ and Crocosmia masonorum Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee. Phlox ‘White Admiral’ and Astilbe ‘Federsee The scent of the sweet peas was…

27th July

…Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ And on Magnolia x foggii ‘Allspice’. Magnolia x foggii ‘Allspice’ Annoyingly I find our plant of Callicarpa formosana (NMWJ 14553)…

25th June

…Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonica ‘Pink Chimes’ 1990 – FJW Rosa filipes ‘Kiftsgate’ by Front Gate – excellent. 1989 – FJW Styrax japonica out as…

13th June

…flowers at all on Styrax wuyuanensis. Styrax wuyuanensis Styrax wuyuanensis Styrax faberi was not out yet but it isn’t going to be much of a show. Styrax faberi Styrax hemsleyanus…

10th May

…R.GRIFFITHIANUM x purple splendour cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x JC Williams cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x arboreum sub delavayii cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM x cetewayo cross 2016 – CHW A tour with Mike and Annabelle Lloyd…