23rd April

…? melanthum in full flower. Well worth growing in damp and shade. Podophyllum ? melanthum Podophyllum ? melanthum Lonicera tatarica ‘Hacks Red’ or ‘Arnold Red’ – not sure which but…

28th April

Podophyllum pleianthum. Podophyllum pleianthum Podophyllum pleianthum Roy’s wild collected Aucuba himalaica var. lenicactus. Aucuba himalaica var. lenicactus Roy gave us a seedling of the Cotoneaster-like Dichotomanthes tristaniicarpa. Very dull plant…

4th May

Podophyllum versipelle ‘Spotty Dotty’ embedded in garlic and looking very fine. Podophyllum versipelle ‘Spotty Dotty’ 2021 – CHW Some rain (and a strong westerly gale) but not enough!More work for…

12th May

…did have them last year. Chatham Island forget me nots However the Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ has a flower on the way. It looks black today but will open dark red….

13th May

…vulgaris ‘Greenapples’ Centaurea ‘Jordy’ Achillea ‘Moonshine’ will offset beautifully with the new Farfugium japonicum ‘Wavy Gravy’. [ALONGSIDE] Achillea ‘Moonshine’ Farfugium japonicum ‘Wavy Gravy’ Podophyllum versipelle ‘Spotty Dotty’ is not new…

9th June

…what a flower show normally is! beached whale Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata the King’ and Cercis canadensis ‘Ruby Falls’. Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata the King’ Pinus parviflora Pinus parviflora Pinus parviflora Podophyllum

18th May

…Stand Burncoose Nurseries Chelsea stand 2015 Burncoose Nurseries Chelsea stand 2015 Wonderful lupinus’The Pages’ Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dick’ Enkianthus ‘Vesta’ Acer ‘Red Flamingo’ Chelsea stand with our Ashcombe Aquasculptures’ feature Guy…

21st May

…Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ Decaisnea fargesi Disporum longistylum Zantedeschia ‘Pink_Flamingo’ Podophyllum persepele ‘Spotty Dotty’ I was quite wrong about the enkianthus and embothrium being too far out to…