29th July

…for the 2018 catalogue. Melianthus villosus from South Africa. Melianthus leaves all right (although green) but look at the flower colour! Melianthus villosus Melianthus villosus Melianthus villosus Melianthus villosus Muehlenbeckia…

9th August

…Very beautiful and striking. Salvia confertiflora Salvia confertiflora Salvia confertiflora Melianthus villosus setting seed. This was grown from seed from Ventnor Botanic Garden. Not as tall growing as Melianthus major…

28th July

…Burncoose stockplant. Melianthus major Melianthus major Melianthus major Firmania simplex in full flower. Note the huge leaves with five lobes. Firmania simplex Firmania simplex Firmania simplex Musa basjoo growing as…

13th April

…which reminds me of Ozothamnus and very attractive today. Pimelia drupacea Pimelia drupacea Ilex x meserveae ‘Casanova’ nearly in flower and a great contrast. Again, never seen before. Ilex x…

5th July

…all thanks to Jaimie and Michael’s visit two to three weeks ago. Melianthus major has finished flowering and has three tall seed heads with ripening seed pods. Melianthus major Melianthus…

16th March

…Camellia ‘Free Spirit’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camelia ‘Silver Ruffles’ And some newer magnolias:Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ – quite dull! Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia ‘Millie Gaylon’ – the tree…

3rd August

…a plug liner? We used to stock this once and it sold well. What else is blue in flower in August? Commelia colestis Commelia colestis Sedum ‘Gold Mound’ may be…

6th August

…here for the first time. Dichroa guizhou Dichroa guizhou Hydrangea serrata ‘Mount’ Also nearly over. Hydrangea serrata ‘Mount’ Huge flower on the Melianthus villosus. Melianthus villosus We know these seeds…

3rd May

…2213) with its very dark flowers. Holboellia latifolia var. chartacea Berberis hypokerina – a small plant just in flower. Berberis hypokerina Pimelia drupacea Pimelia drupacea 2021 – CHW Allen Coombes…

28th November

…were laboriously stamped letter by letter into the lead. Today this plant would be called Camellia ‘Mathotiana’ (‘Mathotiana Rubra’). The original spelling of ‘CAMELIA’ on the label is presumably a…