26th February

…destroy our existing plants but cannot sell them anymore. Gunnera beds in Old Park Gunnera beds in Old Park Gunnera beds in Old Park Gunnera x cryptica, as we must…

7th February

Gunnera Gunnera At this time of the year Gunnera rhizomes can easily be extracted from the ground as the old roots die off. This huge rhizome could readily be lifted…

24th February

…‘Lanarth’ seedlings The first leaves appearing on Gunnera manicata in February! Gunnera manicata A young plant of Nigel Holman’s Magnolia ‘Hawk’ with a huge flower or three. Magnolia ‘Hawk’ 2021…

3rd April

…up. Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata What is left this year of the two good Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedlings. Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedlings A rather better sky today to show off Magnolia campbellii…

6th April

…cut back the Gunnera manicata by the dog kennels but they will still recover. Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata The mini digger has made a good job of levelling the top…

3rd March

…‌‌Tin‌ ‌Garden‌ ‌hut‌ ‌‌Tin‌ ‌Garden‌ ‌hut‌ ‌‌Tin‌ ‌Garden‌ ‌hut‌ ‌‌Tin‌ ‌Garden‌ ‌hut‌ Gunnera manicata leaves emerging in the Gunnera bed at the entrance to Old Park. Even a flower stem…

3rd June

…toes in a spring. Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata This Quercus acuta was stripped of every branch it had by a falling tree but has reshot vigorously and even a squirrel’s…

8th January 1897- 2020

…leaves on the Gunnera manicata which proves how little frost we have had thus far. The huge rhizomes look as though the new leaves are not far away either. Gunnera

25th March

…out. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishi-modoki’ What growth the Gunnera manicata bed has made in a week. Huge flower heads now as well. Gunnera manicata Gunnera manicata Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Fukuju’ is…

25th January

…still nearly green. No sign of the snowdrops here yet. Gunnera bed in dormancy Gunnera bed in dormancy 2024 – CHW Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ just starting to drop its…