…tall with a spread 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…

…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…

…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. Olearia pachyphylla Puya chilensis…

…argophylla (musk wood) – dullish but a new species to me. Olearia argophylla Olearia megalophylla (large leaf daisy brush) – ditto. Olearia megalophylla Eucalyptus globulus was setting seed heavily. I…

…‘Queen Mum’ Agapanthus ‘Queen Mum’ Olearia coriacea was another new dwarfish species in this vast collection of this genus here. Olearia coriacea Olearia coriacea 2015 – CHW Saw the first…

…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’ –…

…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 Cup’ Magnolia…

…floribunda Olearia floribunda is another species which we should be propagating regularly. Very attractive small flowers. Olearia floribunda Olearia floribunda Olearia floribunda 2023 – CHW The weather has turned and…

…5-6ft tall. Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia 2020 – CHW This plant, Centaurea nigra or Lesser Knapweed, is really why we have decided not to cut the grassy banks…

…last year. Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia Olearia nummularifolia Disanthus cercidifolius with loads of purple new growth. Disanthus cercidifolius Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ on the drive. Hydrangea aspera ‘Macrophylla’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’…

…hedge. Olearia x oleifera ‘Waikariensis’ Olearia x oleifera ‘Waikariensis’ Olearia x oleifera ‘Waikariensis’ Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Red Tip’ – a Dutch raised dwarfish hybrid with attractive blue-green foliage and striking red…

…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 dogs were…

…entry). A dull plant as I said before but excellent to break up wind in an exposed clearing as here. The seeds are a fringe benefit perhaps. Olearia solandrii Olearia…

…Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica and Olearia solandri growing together. Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica and Olearia solandri Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica and Olearia…

…in the spring but more have appeared. Quercus cerris ‘Argeneovariegata’ Quercus cerris ‘Argeneovariegata’ Quercus cerris ‘Argeneovariegata’ Quercus cerris ‘Argeneovariegata’ Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ is just coming out. A good plant as…

…Olearia lacunosa Olearia lacunosa Oreopanax sectifolius has grown quickly and is touching the roof in the frame. Oreopanax sectifolius Oreopanax sectifolius A liner of Camellia brevistyla var. rubra with tiny…

…Olearia floribunda. 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…

…Corynocarpus laevigatus – Debregeasia edulis Elite – Hoheria glabrata x 3 – Malus fusca – Morella pensylvanica – Myrceugenia leptospermoides – Myricaria germanica – Olearia lacunose – Olearia odorata –…

…wrong? white form of Abutilon x suntense white form of Abutilon x suntense The Olearia scillionensis is full out beside the car park already. A bit too early for butterflies…