3rd October

…Along the way I find a lovely Hoya carnosa with its flowers dripping in nectar in the greenhouse. A good addition to the existing care article for hoyas as we…

27th December

…The first time that this has ever flowered in the nursery I have seen. Not that different in flower to other hoyas.Then lots of heathers looking good: Hoya australis Hoya

2nd July

…labelled. Hemerocallis Machilus yunnanensis with its reddish new growth. Machilus yunnanensis Asia’s plant of Hoya carnosa is now enormous and covered in flower in the greenhouse. Hoya carnosa Camellia costei…

23rd August

…moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’. Enormous flowers and very reddish leaves. Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ A new catalogue entry is Hoya carnosa ‘Silver Spots’. Hoya

12th September

…for meetings and autumn ‘move inside for the winter’ lists to sort out.Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella in flower. Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lemont’ out already. Viburnum…

16th September

…show up Cotoneaster conspicuus. Cotoneaster conspicuus Hoya carnosa in the greenhouse. Hoya carnosa Our seed grown Puya have moved on from being tiny seedling plugs to decent plants in less…

18th October

…go to the nursery for sale. Abutilon ‘Orange Hot Lava’ Hoya carnosa in flower in the greenhouse. Hoya carnosa A gift of seed from Raf Lenaerts. This is Vernicia fordii…

10th March

…Karol & Asia in the greenhouse. Four different ways to propagate Hoya carnosa tested us a bit when the microphone batteries failed. Hopefully the expletives do not make it into…

5th July 1897 – 2020

…‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Parkinsonia aculeata – no idea what this is! Parkinsonia aculeata Parkinsonia aculeata Marsdenia oreophila – an odd but vigorous climber with hoya-like flowers. Marsdenia oreophila…