28th July

…last year. Eucalyptus globulus Melaleuca gibbosa had little tufts of pinkish purple flowers. Melaleuca gibbosa Melaleuca hypericifolia was a much more impressive bottlebrush. Melaleuca hypericifolia Abutilon ‘Red Bells’ a larger…

29th July

…Freylinia lanceolata Freylinia lanceolata A flower bud on Hedychium gardnerianum. Hedychium gardnerianum An extraordinary Melaleuca alternifolia with ‘cotton wool’ flowers. Never seen before. Melaleuca alternifolia Melaleuca alternifolia Melaleuca alternifolia Prumnopitys…

29th March

…flower rather later than usual. Fothergilla major Fothergilla major A new plant for the website, Melaleuca squarrosa, with small delicate leaves and attractive new growth. Melaleuca squarrosa Melaleuca squarrosa Clematis…

15th May

…fruticosa ‘Africana’ Erodium ‘Bishop’s Form’. Erodium ‘Bishop’s Form’ Melaleuca diosmifolia in full flower. Melaleuca diosmifolia Melaleuca diosmifolia Crassula coccinea. Crassula coccinea Erica cerinthoides – the heath from South African which…

8th May

…grandiflorum Leptospermum grandiflorum Melaleuca squarrosa Melaleuca squarrosa Still a flower or two on Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ nearly four months since it first performed. Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ The large Fagus sylvatica…

23rd July

…‘RH 2961C’ Puya species ‘RH 2961C’ The amazing Grevillea johnsonii. Grevillea johnsonii Paraserianthes lophantha. Paraserianthes lophantha Paraserianthes lophantha Correa lawrenceana grampiana. Correa lawrenceana grampiana Melaleuca alternifolia. Melaleuca alternifolia 2022 –…

2nd July

melaleuca and callistemon are now a jungle where the fittest and largest growing species have killed off the rest. The eucalyptus collection has suffered in gales, is covered in fallen…

21st July

…to start the Callistemon/Melaleuca etc. collections once again as they were 30 years ago. Quite a few specimen and feature trees have died of drought in the last year and…

27th July

…planting areas to start again is really very short. Thuggish plants dominate after a bit and smother everything around them. A lot of Melaleuca and Callistemon have died recently under…