14th July

…chlorantha just about shooting now from ground level. These were huge plants last year with stems that were years old. Then came ‘The Beast’! Datura chlorantha A huge Olea europa…

8th March

…to Garden Book page) Evergreens for the Dinner March 1929 Gardenia axillaris Hastia 24406 Ilex insignis Ilex oldhamii Lindera megaphylla Michelia floribunda Michelia excelsa Olea excelsa Photinia flavidiflora Quercus acuta…

6th May

…the first time here. Rather bay-laurel like? Its related to Olea and comes from the Canary Isles. If it survives it will become a large evergreen tree with hard, heavy…

20th July

…Indigofera heterantha The rare Exbucklandia populnea which I identified last year has grown on fairly well. Exbucklandia populnea Olearia paniculata growing well in a gap in the hedge. Olearia paniculata…