17th February

…good suckering and spreading plant for a cold, shady and trampled area. Sarcocca hookeriana var digyna Sarcocca hookeriana var digyna Sarcocca hookeriana var digyna A big tidy up for opening….

23rd July

…miles in Ventnor this week. Agave salmiana var. crassispina Agave salmiana var. crassispina Agave salmiana var. crassispina Puya species ‘RH 2961C’ which I think I have seen before. Puya species…

15th January

…with a developing and colourful trunk. Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ Sorbus japonica still covered in ripe and attractive red fruits with odd spotting. Sorbus…

25th February

…below Tin Garden. Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii var. Alba seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ and Magnolia ‘Aurora’. Both wonderful ‘reds’ together. Magnolia campbellii ‘Wakehurst’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ better…

26th February

…the bank in Old Park. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Lanarth’ Just a hint of colour on the original Magnolia campbellii var. alba in Old Park. Magnolia campbellii var. alba One flower…

9th September

var. robusta Hydrangea aspera var. robusta Jaimie’s team have cut down the laurels and some old Camellia reticulata seedlings in the area where we will shortly fell the splitting beech…

23rd January

…saluenensis A few more flowers out on Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ on a sunny day with blue sky. Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii var. alba…

2nd August

…in July? Odd. Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Loropetalum chinensis var. rubrum ‘Pearl’ Indigofera howellii has a very dark pink flower – almost reddish. Indigofera howellii 2023 – CHW Quinces…

5th November

…and grow more of this splendid species. Photinia beuvardiana var. notabilis Photinia beuvardiana var. notabilis Photinia beuvardiana var. notabilis An oak branch has hit our little new row of Camellia…

9th April

…Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii in flower. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Flowers out on the elderly and, I suspect, dying Meliosma alba (formerly Meliosma beaniana). Meliosma alba…