12th August

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ – likewise. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Sorbus ‘Pearly Queen’ with berries forming. Sorbus ‘Pearly Queen’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’…

30th October

…light yellow-white autumn colour. Morus cathayana The third and darker pink ancient Camellia sasanqua has been out for a week. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua The fourth and white ancient Camellia…

12th October

…on our recently planted white Lapageria. white Lapageria The pink one in flower beside it. pink Lapageria 2022 – CHW The Liquidambar’s start to turn colour. Liquidambar’s start to turn…

1st August

…this spring. An excellent upright growing and bushy form. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Likewise the first flowers actually…

27th March

…‘Lili Diva’ Magnolia ‘Lili Diva’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’. Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Magnolia kobus ‘White Elegance’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’. Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Amethyst’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’. Magnolia…

15th July

…a few flowers with purple markings. I soon got the ivy off the trunk. Euonymus tingens G_15_Jul_EUONYMUS_tingens_01 Camellia japonica ‘White Nun’ reshooting well after its haircut. Camellia japonica ‘White Nun’…

13th January

…I had feared. Embothrium Embothrium Embothrium Michelia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ is still way off flowering too. Michelia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Osmanthus suavis looking fit but no flower. Osmanthus suavis Viburnum…

24th August

…into flowering is quite revealing as to which are the best value overall. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ is just turning. Splendid! Hydrangea…

20th February

…on the drive. Rhododendron oldhamii Rhododendron oldhamii Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Whitewater Silver’ in full flower in a nursery tunnel. Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Whitewater Silver’ A great crop of Puya chilensis grown originally…

19th February

…difformis ‘Jenny Pym’ Vinca minor ‘Illumination’ Vinca minor ‘Illumination’ Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ – out rather early. Sophora microphylla ‘Sun King’ Microbiota decussata – our stock plant with interesting ranges…

10th March

…Queen’ Sophora ‘Sun King’ full out now. Sophora ‘Sun King’ Correa nummularifolia is new to the catalogue. Correa nummularifolia An odd contrast between Corylopsis pauciflora in flower and the Russian…

27th September

…acorns from The Cottage in Durham. Oak trees A good secondary show now on Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ living up to its name. Real crabs!…

6th January

…Bit’ Camellia ‘Little Bit’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Camellia ‘Rusticana’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Viburnum tinus in bud and flower. Pink buds and white flowers. Viburnum…

13th January 1897- 2020

…showing signs of working immediately! Sunflower seeds are working. A large tree falls at the Green Gate blocking the drive and making quite a mess. The rotten beech tree had…

9th November

…williamsii ‘George Blandford’ The Nerine bed in full flower. Nerine bed 2021 – CHW Camellia sasanqua (white) and Camellia sasanqua (pink) full out together in the sun. Camellia sasanqua (white)…

18th July

…‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ Agapanthus ‘Little Dutch White’ An interesting new low growing Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood”….

27th July

…found this year and that had finished flowering already. Solanum laciniatum (white form) as its absolute best today. Solanum laciniatum (white form) I spy the first flowers out on Hoheria…

25th August

…‘Robusta’ Echinacea ‘White Meditation’ – yet another ‘new’ one. Who is breeding so many new colours? This one chubby but unremarkable! Echinacea ‘White Meditation’ Echinacea ‘White Meditation’ 2015 – CHW…

28th August

…the top of the plant to the lower branches. Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lace’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’ has smaller, more lacecap flowers and…

2nd September

…that two large magnolias are thinking its spring and already shedding the outer coverings on their flowers. The result of a mild and wet summer. magnolias are thinking its spring…