31st May

…adaphnephylloides? I have missed the flowers on Pittosporum bicolor but the new growth is anything but pittosporum-like. Pittosporum bicolor Pittosporum bicolor I had always thought this elderly 20-25ft tall plant…

12th March

…liners now happily potted on – saleable from May. shrub liners shrub liners The next crop of pittosporum varieties. pittosporum Plug liners now potted on – mainly herbaceous. Plug liners…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…One forgets how remarkable the flowers on Pittosporum tenuifolium can be. Pittosporum tenuifolium Pittosporum tenuifolium Trevor Edwards, Thomas Methuen Campbell, and the two gardeners. Trevor Edwards, Thomas Methuen Campbell, and…

18th April

…irmelies Rhododendron irmelies Pittosporum parvilimbum with dainty yellow flowers. Hardly looks like a pittosporum. From Roundabarrow Nurseries this year. Pittosporum parvilimbum Pittosporum parvilimbum Ribes longiracemosa in flower. A new species…

31st March

…which pittosporum species this is and I plump for Pittosporum illiciodes. Pittosporum illiciodes Pittosporum illiciodes The cold winds have knocked off every evergreen leaf from this Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…to look at seals. We arrive Pittosporum eugenoides in flower. It is rather better than you might imagine for a pittosporum. Pittosporum eugenoides Pittosporum eugenoides A huge Agathis australis which…

22nd April

…Rhododendron moorei Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegatum’ gave itself away from afar with its strong scent. The flowers go nicely with the foliage. Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegatum’ Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegatum’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and…

11th March

Pittosporum dallii – looks more like a pseudopanax. Pittosporum dallii Pittosporum dallii Pittosporum dallii Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue Giant’ would make an easy spring bulb pot sale with little effort. Chionodoxa…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…is not recognised in Hilliers or in New Zealand Native Trees. Pittosporum serratifolia Pittosporum serratifolia Pittosporum serratifolia Brachyglottis hectorii from New Zealand. Brachyglottis hectorii Brachyglottis hectorii Brachyglottis hectorii Griselinia littoralis…

24th November

…in the greenhouse frame beds. A bizarre species and not easily recognisable as Pittosporum species. Pittosporum michiei (from Nick Lock) Pittosporum michiei (from Nick Lock) Pittosporum michiei (from Nick Lock)…