…hardy to -7°. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ You seldom see Aucuba japonica ‘Rozanne’ actually in flower. Rather pretty close up. Aucuba japonica ‘Rozanne’ Aucuba japonica…

…outstanding plant for covering a steep bank. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ In July I hunted high and low for Styrax americanus to take flower pictures…

…as something new. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ 2017 – CHW This recently planted Enkianthus cernuus recurvus above Rogers Quarry is not like the one on the drive seen…

…of planting. Wisteria seeds Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ now well established by the Playhouse. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Flowers and seed heads on Desmodium elegans. Desmodium elegans Desmodium elegans…

…R ingersii over. 1917 – JCW Fortunei have been very fine, are now fading. Brunonis at its best. No Buddleias. C Rambler is very good. One Auriculatum is starting. R…

…not much else except the Romneya and remains of Rambler Rose. 1924 – JCW The Plagianthus are our best thing. The Auriculatum x Decorum very good but there is not…

…show itself in such an early spring. Isopogon formosus will certainly be new and different and has plenty of buds to come. Isopogon formosus Isopogon formosus Two large Grevillea ‘Bronze…

…had not seen the New Zealand Haloragis erecta (Wellington Bronze Raspwort) in flower before. Haloragis erecta (Wellington Bronze Raspwort) Haloragis erecta (Wellington Bronze Raspwort) 2023 – CHW A hydrangea tour…

…seed mostly in. 1911 – JCW Just home from London and Scotland (six weeks). R brunonis and Crimson Rambler good, not much else though Romneya is opening well. Mitraria good….

…JCW Returned from a month in Scotland. Roses going over but yet good, The Rambler. L giganteum. Brunonis roses are yet good. All daff seed, even Recurvas, has been picked….

…– JCW Plagianthus lyali nearly over. Decorum x Auriculatum coming on. Violas good. Rambler good. Romneya is very remarkable. Styrax just over as a family. Some rain but very little…

…begun. A small flower or two of Rho mucronulatum. 1902 – JCW Some quite good Crimson Rambler now. A few Stylosa, several coums, Camellia sasanqua yet. 1900 – JCW Returned…

…The velvety leaves are now a dark bronze and stand out superbly. Rhododendron pseudocrysanthemum Rhododendron pseudocrysanthemum Staphylea pinnata has two-celled seed capsules as here. Sometimes in clusters, sometimes in pairs…

…new growth on Liquidamber acalycina again a stand out bronze-purple-red. Liquidamber acalycina Secondary new growth on Betula fansipanensis’ also a pleasant bronze at first. Betula fansipanensis A secondary flower on…

…were three weeks later into flower than ours. Scilla verna ‘Sea eagle and fish’ bronze in the garden. bronze Escallonia rubra var. macrantha – a wonderful seaside hedge. Escallonia rubra…

…polyneura Carpinus orientalis with plenty too but not so attractive. Carpinus orientalis Tetradium aff. fraxinifolia had looked dead but now huge bronze new leaves. Tetradium aff. fraxinifolia Tristanopsis laurina making…

…Rehderodendron species and not an American Halesia? Halesia macgregorii Good bronze leaves emerging on Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’. This is our second attempt at the start of the Sinogrande Walk….

…feared was dead. It now looks like reshooting. Daphniphyllum aff. longeracemosum (BSWJ 11788) Bronze new growth on Lithocarpus hancei. Lithocarpus hancei A good young Rhododendron ‘May Day’. Rhododendron ‘May Day’…

…shed. Rosa ‘American Pillar’ Carya cordiformis growing away well. Carya cordiformis Ilex cerasifolia with flower buds and bronze new leaves. Ilex cerasifolia Cercis canadensis ‘Hearts of Gold’ growing far better…

…Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Acer palmatum ‘Scolopendriifolium’ Rhododendron williamsianum Rhododendron williamsianum Rhododendron williamsianum The Magnolia globosa seed pod has been collected but just look at the bronze indumentum left covering next…