…of 15-18ft. Olearia solandri Olearia solandri Olearia solandri A whitened pheasant carcass in a rhododendron. pheasant carcass A nice crop of buds for next spring on Magnolia ‘Mr Julian’. Magnolia…

…a huge tree planted in 1941. Phyllocladus trichomanoides Phyllocladus trichomanoides A young Torreya californica much like ours. Torreya californica A vast Olearia paniculata with wonderful peeling bark. Olearia paniculata Olearia…

…shit on the veranda. cow shit Acacia melanoxylon is totally hardy here. Acacia melanoxylon Acacia melanoxylon </div Abies alba Abies alba Abies alba Olearia argyrophylla Olearia argyrophylla Olearia argyrophylla Another…

…flower that there is hardly a leaf showing. Olearia cheesemanii Olearia cheesemanii Olearia cheesemanii Olearia cheesemanii The Wisteria hanging over the wall above the Rockery is just going over. Wisteria…

…me. Banksia ericifolia Banksia ericifolia Olearia argophylla (musk wood) – dullish but a new species to me. Olearia argophylla Olearia megalophylla (large leaf daisy brush) – ditto. Olearia megalophylla Eucalyptus…

…Queen’ Olearia virgata, I think, in flower in the rain. Olearia virgata, Sorbaria tomentosa (possibly) var angustifolia with one flower still out. Sorbaria tomentosa An unidentified fuchsia species with panicles…

…racemosa (grandiflora) Exochorda racemosa (grandiflora) Exochorda racemosa (grandiflora) Olearia x matthewsii was a new species to me. Olearia x matthewsii Olearia x matthewsii Olearia x matthewsii Juniperus recurva ‘Castlewellan’ –…

…in full flower with odd leaves which remind me of carpenteria. Olearia megalophylla Olearia megalophylla Olearia pachyphylla – another new one to me. The ‘thick leaved daisy bush’ but the…

…should be propagating regularly. Very attractive small flowers. Olearia floribunda Olearia floribunda Olearia floribunda 2023 – CHW The weather has turned and the new growth is luxuriant after the rain….

…to the Burncoose catalogue. A light, compact and dense shrub planted in 2006 and now about 5-6ft tall. Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia View 15th July 1897 – 2020…

…this one as well. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis Olearia nummularifolia with far less flower than last year. Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia Disanthus cercidifolius with loads of purple new…

…‘Salsa’ Cordyline australis ‘Salsa’ Olearia x oleifera ‘Waikariensis’ – not that different but a compact New Zealand introduction. Might make a nice unusual compact slow growing hedge. Olearia x oleifera…

…lovely green and yellow new growth appears. Olearia solandrii Olearia solandrii Olearia solandrii Saw yet another big deer just above the Auklandii Garden even though Kerry was working nearby. The…

…huge spread. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ is more ‘gold’ in bud than when open! Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ Magnolia ‘Gold…

…top pond Olearia x oleifolia ‘Waikariensis’. Olearia x oleifolia ‘Waikariensis’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ – need to research the parentage but an excellent red. Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ Rhododendron ‘Rubicon’ An even better pale…

…calcicola Olearia lacunosa which has died at Caerhays and has not yet flowered here. Olearia lacunosa Olearia lacunosa The suckering Polyscias fruticosa which none of us had ever seen before….

…Quite a show at a young age. It looks like a tree heather and comes from Tasmania. Growing now in the heat of the Isle Rose Plantation. Olearia floribunda Olearia…

…leaves and bark. Tiny but prolific flowers. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’ is living up to its name. Very dark coloured flowers indeed and much darker than…

…A young plant of Olearia lacunosa. Peeling white indumentum on the leaves. It will need a hot dry location. Olearia lacunosa Olearia lacunosa Oreopanax sectifolius has grown quickly and is…

…before but excellent to break up wind in an exposed clearing as here. The seeds are a fringe benefit perhaps. Olearia solandrii Olearia solandrii Still plenty of leaves on some…