11th May

…‘King Protea’; Protea cynaroides which we also sell. Protea cynaroides Aeonium polyphylla with a gigantic flower stalk for a small plant. Aeonium polyphylla Aeonium polyphylla Leucospermum cuneiforme – an attractive…

12th May

…the show – these flowers last for weeks. Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ Protea ‘Little Prince’ A self sown wild strawberry in flower – Fragaria vesca. Pity to pull…

22nd May

…the show. Protea eximia Protea eximia Virtually complete. Virtually complete The fountain has worked well this year. A Giles Rayner creation with great artistic skill. The fountain The first journalist….

14th July

…sennii And more cold damage: Protea cyanaroides literally cut in half by cold. Protea cyanaroides Protea cyanaroides Sparmannia africana cut to ground level but reshooting at last. Sparmannia africana Datura…

22nd October

…yet.Protea nerifolia ‘White Night’ (imported from France with, as yet, no passport) with its first flower bud about to open. Protea nerifolia ‘White Night’ Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Ruby Wine’ now has…

9th June

…Star’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Protea cynaroides ‘Little Prince’ Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’ Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’ and Sambucus niger ‘Black Lace’. Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’…

25th April

…odd looking protea-like plant for the conservatory. Isopogon anemonifolius Isopogon anemonifolius Prunus incisa ‘Oshidori’ is also new to us. Very pretty and double flowered. Later than most incisa varieties we…

April 2018 Irish trip (Day 3)

…bidwillii Nothofagus cunninghamii with peculiar new growth. Nothofagus cunninghamii Nothofagus cunninghamii Hakea saligna (protea family) with flower and seeds. Hakea saligna Acacia mucronatus in flower. Acacia mucronatus Acacia mucronatus Alchemilla…

20th May

…Chelsea 2016 Chelsea 2016 2015 – CHW Protea ‘Little Prince’ We have taken more orders already than in the whole of the last two Chelseas. It is not like it…

29th March

…despite choosing a very hot position and planting, as recommended for all the Protea family, on top of a mound of soil to improve drainage. You can see pictures of…