22nd April

…library window is now massive and in full flower all over. Soon for the chop I expect. Euphorbia mellifera Euphorbia mellifera Euphorbia mellifera Another picture of Isla Rose! Isla Rose…

11th May

…a tree. Attractive flowers. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana A very late flower on Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ after its drought/cold dieback and pruning last year. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’…

23rd April

…shaped and most floriferous tree of this sort I have seen. Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Euphorbia x pasturei – Euphorbia mellifera is one parent. Not quite out yet but mellifera,…

23rd June

…very similar to Euphorbia ‘White Swan’ but if you like variegation this is one for you. Euphorbia choracias ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ Euphorbia choracias ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ Bowkeria verticellata is a tender evergreen…

7th July

…make cuttings in late autumn. The milky bleeding from the cut stems has stopped. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana Another rhododendron honey fungus casualty – this is the time of the…

4th August

…seed pods. The result of too much lopping is that is has reshot from the base. Euphorbia stygiana ‘Santamaria’ Euphorbia stygiana ‘Santamaria’ Euphorbia stygiana ‘Santamaria’ Brachychiton populneus has sat doing…

14th September

…and certainly not obviously euphorbia like. I await the flowers next spring with interest. Euphorbia cyparissus ‘Orange Man’ Euphorbia cyparissus ‘Orange Man’ Calluna vulgaris ‘Silver Fox’ is one we have…

17th March 1897 – 2020

…as well as this at this time of the year. Euphorbia mellifera Euphorbia mellifera Euphorbia mellifera A Magnolia dawsoniana seedling outside the arch is good today although the sky is…

7th March

…you look closely. Euphorbia mellifera Euphorbia mellifera A good set of layers set last year on our best Rhododendron niveum tucked away above Orchid House Nursery bed. Easy to forget…

14th April

…Wand’. Camellia ‘Fairy Wand’ Flowers on Euphorbia stygiana which I had not seen like this before. A gift from Penrice Castle gardens. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana Flowers suddenly out on…

28th April

…good in the sun. Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ flowering away. Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ Acer palmatum ‘Skeeters Broom’ looking wonderful with its new growth full out….

8th May

…stygiana from the Azores has an impressive flower just emerging and should be perfect by 19th May. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana Pallets of kit which we send by courier to…

17th July

…may have lovely foliage and contrasting flowers but, when the flowers are full out, they are particularly fine. Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ Allium senescens…

12th August

…top of the tree in the drought. Euphorbia stygiana Euphorbia stygiana This elderly Magnolia sieboldii has died in the drought. Thirty to forty years old I think and not planted…

12th December

…berries but not as covered as last year. Why do the birds not like these berries? Cotoneaster glabratus Cotoneaster glabratus Euphorbia mellifera with yellowing old leaves – attractive today! Euphorbia

16th December

…its old yellow leaves by the library window. Very attractive and not seen before. Euphorbia mellifera Euphorbia mellifera Two echiums have died without flowering in their second year. Others look…

13th February 1897 – 2020

…something I saw at Penrice Castle as a 4-5ft shrub. A must for the catalogue! Euphorbia x pasturi Euphorbia x pasturi Azara microphylla in flower. My pictures are crap. Azara…

4th March 1897 – 2020

…Williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ The primroses have survived, and prospered even, under the snow! primroses The Euphorbia mellifera has not despite a flower or two surviving, Dodo! Euphorbia mellifera Euphorbia mellifera…

26th February

…but the base still needs final levelling and covering with myopex. multi span tunnel multi span tunnel multi span tunnel Euphorbia x martinii already in full flower. Euphorbia x martinii…

20th April

…a good set of new growth. Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii. Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Bronze new growth on Nothofagus solandri. Nothofagus solandri Euphorbia stygiana var. sanctae-mariae…