10th July

…branches. Cornus hongkongensis Cornus hongkongensis An interesting colour combination of Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ and Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula Aurea’. Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’ 2023 – CHW Back in Seaview and…

6th April

…the drive, all the trumpets and incomps are at their best. Prunus pendula just opening. R racemosum in the drive very good but not all out. 1911 – JCW M…

17th April

…in the peace. Daffs are over all but the late poets. Maddeni x just on. 1910 – JCW Cerasus pendula remains very good. This is the mid season for poets….

22nd March

…bodartianum is good, the first Mag Consipua and is open. Cerasus subhirtella not open yet. 1920 – JCW The Berberis pinnata is VG, Cerasus subhirtella and pendula is good, heaths…

30th May

…kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘China Girl’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Here are some leaf pictures of Tilia henryana to complete the Tilia leaf species photographs of…

5th May

…to prove it but, as always, the common sense approach could very easily be adopted by everyone.Clare from Burncoose thinks my Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ from the other day in the…

19th April

…blooms open. Subhirtellas, except pendula, are over. 1921 – JCW A few Auklandii are open. Flowers are rather poor from the cold, dry weather. Just had 5 kinds of Quercus…

16th May

…We looked at Fagus sylvatica ‘Aurea Pendula’ last week. This is Fagus sylvatica ‘Zlatia’ by the Four in Hand. The new yellow leaves glow in the sun and the beech…

30th July

…An inspection of the Hoheria species and varieties today. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ and Hoheria populnea flower here in September but forms of H. sexstylosa are out already. Made a decent…