9th August

…Very beautiful and striking. Salvia confertiflora Salvia confertiflora Salvia confertiflora Melianthus villosus setting seed. This was grown from seed from Ventnor Botanic Garden. Not as tall growing as Melianthus major…

2nd December

…the nursery:Clematis cirrhosa ‘Jingle Bells’ is good value at this time of the year. Clematis cirrhosa ‘Jingle Bells’ Autumn colour in the triple span polytunnel. polytunnel Salvia confertiflora still in…

6th January

…Just potted for a client in Guernsey – Tulbaghia violacea by the thousand! Tulbaghia violacea Out today in the nursery: Salvia ‘Waverley’ Salvia ‘Waverley’ Sarcococca ruscifolia Sarcococca ruscifolia Salvia confertiflora

18th February

…luzmariae Aucuba confertiflora – which we lost at Caerhays in the cold in 2012 Aucuba confertiflora Arbutus canariensis – tender Arbutus canariensis Arbutus canariensis Mahonia russellii – a tender Mexican…

13th September

…Asia. I think we may have planted out 2 other species mentioned in Roy’s article – A. confertiflora and A. himalaica var. oblanceolate. If so they have either died, been…