25th May

…davidiana Photinia davidiana Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) with fully formed seeds already. Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Acer maximowiczianum (Acer nikoense) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ by the Green Gate. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’…

31st May

…properly beside the Rockery. Azalea indica ‘Macrantha Pink’ Azalea indica ‘Macrantha Pink’ Azalea indica ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ (Azalea rosiflora) (Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum) is nearly over but its double salmon pink/red flowers are…

11th July

…florets or petals at all. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Eco Pink Puff’ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Eco Pink Puff’ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Eco Pink Puff’ Agreed to swop website pictures with Eddington House nurseries to…

17th April

…Ice’) – only just out Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Tai-Haku’ – nearly over Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Matsumae-Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus ‘Hokusai’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ukon’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ukon’…

21st June

…even if few will realise that it is there. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ and Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia Purpurea’. Ross has completed the…

31st July

…the crab apple with pink fruits, was the best thing on the fruit tree lines in the garden centre itself. Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ Malus ‘Pink Glow’ 2017…

14th April

…Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ (Magnolia ‘Galaxy’ x Magnolia ‘Toro’) flowering properly for the first time. Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia…

12th March

‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia “Fire ‘n’ Ice” has been photographed in the diary once before. In the rain I may not have done it justice. Camellia “Fire ‘n’…

2nd March

…flowers showing on the Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ which was smashed down by a tree a few years ago but has recovered. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ The Magnolia campbellii Alba…

20th February

pink) which we know here. Much more pink in part of the petals when they first open and a pronounced centre. Opens fairly flat too and seeds itself profusely. It…