…after planting in 2007 – perhaps 10-12ft tall with a spread of 15-18ft. Olearia solandri Olearia solandri Olearia solandri A whitened pheasant carcass in a rhododendron. pheasant carcass A nice…

…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…

…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…

…leaves which remind me of carpenteria. Olearia megalophylla Olearia megalophylla Olearia pachyphylla – another new one to me. The ‘thick leaved daisy bush’ but the flowers not quite out yet….

…Crassula coccinea Banksia ericifolia with its yellow ‘pineapple’ flower – new to me. Banksia ericifolia Banksia ericifolia Olearia argophylla (musk wood) – dullish but a new species to me. Olearia…

…genus here. Olearia coriacea Olearia coriacea 2015 – CHW Saw the first swift here today over the pond (evening) and watched some other youngsters yesterday out of the window at…

…A big tree now with a huge spread. Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’ is more ‘gold’ in bud than when open! Magnolia ‘Gold…

…catalogue. A light, compact and dense shrub planted in 2006 and now about 5-6ft tall. Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia 2020 – CHW This plant, Centaurea nigra or Lesser…

…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 ‘Waikariensis’…

…as the 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…