12th August

…are now doing well. Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ Lush green growth where, a month ago, there was merely brown dead grass. Lush green growth 2022 – CHW Every day the younger rhododendrons…

16th November

…Garden. water tank base Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense both yellowing together. Tilia kiusiana and Liriodendron chinense Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’ turns from green to brown. Magnolia obovata ‘Pink Flush’…

31st October

…(Snowdrop Tree) is not billed as anything special as regards autumn colour but this plant does turn quickly yellow before the leaves go brown. In fact you can see all…

29th October

…a new catalogue addition for 2022. Globba schomburkii Globba schomburkii Cotoneaster ‘Hybridus Pendulus’ in full berry. Cotoneaster ‘Hybridus Pendulus’ Viburnum plicatum ‘Lanarth’ with attractive reddish-brown tints. Viburnum plicatum ‘Lanarth’ The…

12th April

…today as the ‘must have’ reticulata variety of the 35 individually photographed. I need to get to these earlier next year. 2016 – CHW Meeting with Philip Brown to organise…

11th November

…Fraise’. All the others are brown. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ A very odd terminal cluster of flowers on Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’. All the other flowers have…

11th April

…‘Angelica’ which has grown well but is just another pure white with a flash of pink at the base. Pink going on brown this year unfortunately. Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’…

10th January

…to propagate the seeds. Sorbus eleonorae Sorbus eleonorae The bark on this Sorbus species is rather special in winter too. Hilliers say the fruits go from green to brown but…

3rd September

…shooting away nicely at all levels after its hard pruning and despite the drought which has brown tipped the new leaves. The dunging has clearly helped. Rhododendron stenaulum Rhododendron stenaulum…

3rd August

…Buddleias by the Cattlehouse fair, it has been too dry for them. Some nice roses and geraniums. P imperialis has been good. R maddeni at the brown gate is good….