14th March

…more numerous drooping tepals. Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ This is the 1893 planted Magnolia stellata so at least…

15th March

…loebneri ‘Wildcat’ and Magnolia ‘Red as Red’. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’ and Magnolia ‘Red as Red’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ and Magnolia x loebneri ‘Wildcat’. Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ and…

23rd March

…Zealand, bred hybrid from 1967. Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Water Lily’ I took this picture of the first leaf on a…

10th March

…dig further. Forrest found it in the Shweli Valley where he describes ‘mile upon mile’ of the valley hillsides being absolutely covered with clumpy bushes of 2-3ft ranging to 10-20ft…

15th May

…hour meeting the weather had calmed down a bit. Still plenty of salt spray. Xeronema callistemon (Poor Knights Lily) in full flower outside in May. This is a plant which…

2nd February

…my Dad. 2018 – CHW A flower on the arum lily by the front door in February! arum lily Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ now at its best a little late…

8th April

…a success. plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley We did eventually manage to interest Dutch…

13th January

…Ehreitia macrophylla Ehreitia macrophylla Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer tegmentosum ‘Valley Phantom’ Mahonia x…

11th February

…flower for 2017 on the arum lily clump by the gents’ loo. No hint of frost damage here and a few snails hide in the flower. arum lily Trip to…

12th April

…2019 present from Windsor coming into leaf – Acer ‘Valley Phantom’ with exceptional white bark to follow presumably. Acer ‘Valley Phantom’ Acer ‘Valley Phantom’ Eurya japonica just out – tiny…