24th October

…would not agree. Lindera umbellata var lancea Lindera umbellata var lancea Lindera umbellata var lancea 2015 – CHW I have always read about the blue berries on Symplocos paniculatus but…

3rd October

…flower? I have never seen this before. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata Neolitsea sericea flowering away in the autumn in the greenhouse as a young plant. This is an evergreen autumn…

10th October

…fruits seem well protected too. Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Wonderful autumn colour again this year on Lindera umbellata. </div Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ with its secondary autumn…

17th October

…Three very different autumn colour themes from reddish to pinkish to yellow in this species. Lindera umbellata with a stunning show. Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Acer takesimense (BSWJ 8500) with…

26th October

…plant. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata Two different coloured forms of Rostrinucula dependens. The pink form is nicer. A dependable late autumn herbaceous plant growing up to 6ft in height. Rostrinucula…

28th October

…concatenans is again impressive. Rhododendron concatenans Rhododendron concatenans Autumn colour has dropped quickly on Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Deer damage on a stem of Lindera sericea. Lindera sericea…

11th November

…Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ unbelievably good with several colour changes before we get to the final dark red. x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’…

28th May

…much frost. We need to try this again here in the garden here. Metrosideros umbellata Metrosideros umbellata A ‘brutal’ sculpture which I thought looked like a cattle crush for camels!…

23rd July

…has covered the fence and is full out. Trachelospermum jasminoides Trachelospermum jasminoides Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’ is similar. Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’ Rhaphiolepsis umbellata is setting seed. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata The climbing Fuchsia…

16th August

…Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata Lindera sericea – side shoot badly damaged by roe deer. Lindera sericea Litsea aff. polycarpa has grown into a vigorous upright tree. Litsea aff. polycarpa Secondary…

1st November

umbellata. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata Grevillea juniperina sulphurea just in flower. Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ earning its name! Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Hebe franciscana ‘Variegata’ (‘Silver Queen’) still in…

17th April

…Sorbus coloneura Lindera umbellata in flower. Not that exciting! Lindera umbellata 2018 – CHW Day two of the Irish trip with a visit to Bantry House and Illnacullen Island. We…

23rd June

…here. Picrasma quassioides Nyssa leptophylla (ex Roundabarrow). Nyssa leptophylla Lindera umbellata membranacea. We lost one earlier and this one has not enjoyed the drought. Lindera umbellata membranacea Maddenia hypoleuca is…

22nd June

…auriculatum Rosa roxburgii nicely out but most flowers battered by rain. Rosa roxburgii Raphiolepsis umbellata out but battered too. Raphiolepsis umbellata Magnolia virginiana ‘Satellite’ just out high up. Magnolia virginiana…

25th March

…A nice plant of the unusual white form of Rhododendron racemosum goes in by Georges Hut. A hint of pink as the flowers die away. Rhododendron racemosum Lindera umbellata nicely…

16th March

…rhododendron area last autumn. Laureliopsis philippiana Lindera umbellata already in full leaf. If it did flower I didn’t catch it. Lindera umbellata Lindera sericea in full flower and absolutely covered….

13th June

…x Rhaphiobotrya ‘Coppertone’ which I suppose assumes it is a cross between Eriobotrya deflexa and Rhaphiolepis (perhaps) umbellata. I have missed the flower which was light pink and rhaphiolepis like…

20th September

…Euphorbia characias ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ and Heuchera ‘Obsidian’ Aster ‘Rose Crystal’ looking good. Aster ‘Rose Crystal’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ in flower with Rhaphiolepis umbellata below it right beside the nursery entrance…

24th September

…tutcheri Lindera lancea (Lindera umbellata var lancea perhaps) is producing a wonderful show of yellow autumn colour. Planted in 2011 it is now romping away with next year’s new growth…

20th November

…in the garden today. Lindera umbellata nearby has already dropped completely. Planted in 2014 and very clearly now a multi-stemmed large bush. Lindera sericea Lindera sericea Its leaves nicely match…