27th July

…Ventnor! Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Odd tassels of seed heads on Sophora ?microphylla or similar. Sophora ?microphylla Sophora ?microphylla 2016 – CHW Off today to Springwood Nurseries which…

11th December

…canariensis. Canarina canariensis Phormium ‘Envy’ and Phormium ‘Joker’ look great together. Phormium ‘Envy’ and Phormium ‘Joker’ A Malus ‘Jelly King’ in the packing shed but still covered in fruits. Malus…

5th August

…small plant. Pseudopanax ferox Huge pea like seed pods on Phormium tenax. Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Colletia hystrix 12ftx10ft. Colletia hystrix Colletia hystrix Catalpa bignonoides full out rather earlier than…

8th October

…much to write home about. Perhaps the new growth will be better next spring? Phormium tenax ‘Lemon Spritzer’ Phormium tenax ‘Lemon Spritzer’ Astelia nervosa ‘Red Shadow’ is stunning. These all…

1st November

…the five. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Phormium ‘Rainbow Maiden’ and Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna growing well together. Phormium ‘Rainbow Maiden’ Lizzie found and cut the very first Camellia japonica ‘Sode-Gashuki’…

13th August

…garden as pristine and well managed as always.Eucomis bicolor and Phormium ‘Cream Delight’. Eucomis bicolor and Phormium ‘Cream Delight’ Eucomis bicolor and Persicaria milletii ‘Aurea’. Eucomis bicolor and Persicaria milletii…

13th January

…Pittosporum tunnel all tidied and ready for spring. Pittosporum tunnel Similarly the Yuccas, Cordyline and Phormium. Yuccas, Cordyline and Phormium Acacia rhetinodes just coming out. Acacia rhetinodes Ribes sanguineum ‘White…

8th April 1897 – 2020

…on a field scale size with a huge range of potential foliage plants form phormium, rubus, eleagnus and camellia. Caerhays had always sold sprays of Camellia japonica foliage to the…