30th September

…raised here the year before. Three of the nine cygnets from last year were very slow to leave or be driven away by the resident pair in the autumn as…

28th September

…‘Arendsii’ and Eupatorium purpureum Eupatorium purpureum – an especially good form. Eupatorium purpureum Senna stipulacea from Chile which is autumn flowering. Senna stipulacea Acanthus sennii in full flower. Acanthus sennii…

31st July

‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ Gingko biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ 2018 – CHW To the enormous Bridgemere Garden Centre near Nantwich at the weekend with Karol. This is now a…

5th November

…them shading out nearby smaller plants. Tree uplift Tree uplift 2021 – CHW Strong winds have blown away much of the early autumn colour especially on acers. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam…

22nd March

…for members to look at:-Lindera triloba has tiny flowers but grows into a sturdy upright multi-stemmed shrub. The autumn colour is better than the flowers. Lindera triloba Lindera sericea is…

12th December

autumns and exceptionally mild winters with early flowering. Camellia x williamsii ‘Anticipation’ Odd to find green leaves still on a Dipelta? Dipelta ‘St Ewe’ with ‘JCW’ behind it making a…

7th December

…hedlundii Sorbus hedlundii is rather late to turn autumnal. Sorbus hedlundii Sorbus hedlundii Camellia sasanqua ‘Gay Border’ is quite a show today. Camellia sasanqua ‘Gay Border’ The two year old…

21st November

…only planted in 2020. It is developing into a bushy, vigorous, shrub. Lomatia tinctoria Acer palmatum ‘Linearilobum’ normally has exceptional autumn colour but not this year. Acer palmatum ‘Linearilobum’ Camellia…

19th November

…leaf. Aesculus wangii Acer forrestii never has much autumn colour with us. Acer forrestii A large clump of Rhododendron decorum has collapsed. Still flowers on the ground below. Rhododendron decorum…

Visit to Tregrehan – 3rd November 2018

…pipiterum – purple leaved. A more mature plant than anything we have at home. The foliage has paled a little in autumn. Zanthoxylum pipiterum Autumn colour on Enkianthus serrulatus. Tom…

26th October

…kaki Diospyros kaki Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ below White Styles. Only planted in 2021 but already making an impact. Acer freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Magnolia ‘Leonora’ is extremely well budded for…

27th September

…the garden this autumn. Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’ A young Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’ has very special autumn colour which goes well with its exceptional striped bark. Is…

19th September

…up to its name with its leaf shape. Reddish secondary new growth. Cornus oblonga Early autumn colour on Prunus ‘Kursar’ planted in 2009. I have not noticed this as being…

5th August

…bungei Clerodendron bungei Eucomis autumnalis with white flowers. Not autumn either! Eucomis autumnalis Eucomis autumnalis Seed on Pittosporum crassifolium – not seen before. Pittosporum crassifolium Sophora microphylla. 12-15ft tall here….

4th August

…Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ – a most unusual tree! Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ Quercus robur ‘Cristata’ Aesculus x neglecta ‘Autumn Fire’. Aesculus x neglecta ‘Autumn Fire’ Aesculus x neglecta…

14th July

…high rainfall and get mildew in the nursery but thrive here. Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ Myrtus communis subsp tarrentina – just the odd single flower out now. Not…

22nd June

‘Autumn Gold’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ A tree fern on Sinogrande Walk with Rh. ponticum and Quercus ilex growing from its trunk. tree fern The (untraceable) and dwarf Carpinus nimpoli…

22nd October

…heads which are nearly ripe from last autumn’s flowers. The seeds take a full year to mature which is longer than for most other camellias. Camellia sasanqua No. 2 Camellia…

24th September

…have decent autumn colour but we never see this on the mature tree. Prunus pilosiuscula Euonymus macropterus – the best of the leaves have already dropped. Euonymus macropterus Camellia yuhsienensis…

9th January 1897- 2020

…in and around the other greenhouses.Rhododendron nobleanum ‘Album’ bought from Millais in the autumn is just coming out. Pink in bud though! Tregothnan had this form on the main drive…