16th August

…heads and secondary flowers. Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum Greyhound statue and herbaceous border. Greyhound statue and herbaceous border Greyhound statue and herbaceous border Tilia…

27th April 2026 – Logan Botanic Gardens

…at Osborne House. Sciadopitys verticillata Ribes speciosum full out by Logan House. As large a specimen of this as I have ever seen. Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum An…

18th July

…they will. Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum 2016 – CHW Twitter followers very excited by the listing of Porthluney Beach as a nudist beach (article from westbriton.co.uk), which is not really…

15th August

speciosum growing in a Banksian rose Tropaeolum speciosum growing in a Banksian rose And through a clipped yew with nearly ripe fruits. clipped yew clipped yew Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and…

30th June 1897 – 2020

…a good set of pictures if I say so myself! Tropaeolum speciosum Tropaeolum speciosum This young Aesculus wangii had a couple of small branches broken off in a recent gale…

28th June 1897 – 2020

…on Tropaeolum speciosum. This plant has grown here for decades with its roots in the damp shade. It can climb up to 10 feet each year to flower and self…

28th April

…few specimen conifers with the yellow magnolias and, later on, big clumps of tall growing rhododendrons. A great new project for the garden.Looking good in the nursery today:Ribes speciosum Ribes…

29th May

…of bark shed from a huge Prunus radiata with intricate patterning. Bits of bark shed from a huge Prunus radiata Rhododendron ‘Coccineum Speciosum’ near the Aucklandii Garden. Some orange in…

29th June 1897 – 2020

…thinkers on the left but in a hedgerow context it actually means something. 2017 – CHW Compare Tropaeolum ciliatum to Tropaeolum speciosum seen recently. This plant has been flowering since…

23rd June 1897 – 2020

…front door. Weeks after the first ones came out in the Auklandii Garden. Azalea indica Last year the Tropaeolum speciosum struggled to reach the top of the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’….

28th April 1897 – 2020

…magnolias and, later on, big clumps of tall growing rhododendrons. A great new project for the garden. Looking good in the nursery today:Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’…

9th March 1897 – 2020

…photographing before. Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ Trellis trained Ribes speciosum which was unusual but effective. I did not buy any! Ribes speciosum A newly potted batch of Cycas revoluta were looking…

11th February

…Carya ovata Corylopsis pauciflora x 3 Hippophae Leikora Hipophae Pollmix Ilex Sunny Foster Pittosporum napaulaensis Pseudowintera Moulin Rouge Rhus Tiger Eyese large Ribes speciosum x 3 Sophora Dragon’s Gold Sorbaria…

15th July

…Put in from 207 to 218, new things of E’s. 1897 – JCW Nitida has lately started to grow properly. All Engelhart’s bulbs are planted. I speciosum at its best….

30th August

…scorching sun. Much like Tropaeolum speciosum in fact which has yet to flower in nearby camellias. I saw the tropaeolum full out last week in Northumberland. Lapageria ‘Picotee’ I have…

21st June 1897 – 2020

…quarry), the latter outstanding with Discolor in the A.G. – others not. Tropaeolum speciosum, Eucryphia intermedia (above Orchid House), Styrax wilsoni, Cornus cuspidata, kousa and walteri, Kalmia, Euonymus wilsonii, Styrax…

14th June 1897 – 2020

…mild winter. It is invading the nearby camellia just as Tropaeolum speciosum does nearby. Another tropaeolum whose roots need to be in the shade with the 6-10ft tendrils reaching up…

7th June 1897 – 2020

…of K.A and Jacko picked. Leaving for Scotland, far behind the above. 1897 – JCW The first Tropaeolum speciosum opens, a lot of waterlilies on the big pond out, young…

23rd May 1897 – 2020

…have bizarre names as you would expect. Ghent Hybrids Splendens coccinea – reddish (probably correctly named as coccineum speciosum) Ghent Hybrids ‘Maya’ – yellow and sort of semi double Ghent…

6th May 1897 – 2020

…turret. Cytisus Porlock – what a show Tropaedum ciliatum, also in full growth after a no frost winter. Tropaeolum speciosum has however, as usual, died down to the ground. Wisteria…