19th January 1897- 2020

…is doing well with many offsets forming a good clump. Chamaerops humilis ‘Volcano’ Chamaerops humilis ‘Volcano’ Chamaerops humilis ‘Volcano’ No idea of this one either but is seems to be…

2nd March

…a good show. Is there now a proper registered name? Need to do some detective work. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Volcano’ (Hornau) Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Volcano’ (Hornau)…

20th April

…Pteris umbrosa Pteris umbrosa Dryopteris sieboldii Dryopteris sieboldii Pellaea rotundifolia Pellaea rotundifolia Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ Blechnum brasiliense ‘Volcano’ Doodia aspera ‘Rough Ruby’ Doodia aspera ‘Rough Ruby’ Polysticichum munitum Polysticichum munitum…

6th July

…excellent new growth Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’ Photinia fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ – silly selling name but much better than ‘Red Robin’ and on a par with Photinia serratifolia ‘Pink Crispy’…

16th May

…dwarfish and compact Trachycarpus in Kennel Close has its first flower. This variety takes its name from a volcano in Italy but, in the haste for Chelsea, I do not…