19th February

…in the Penvergate garden with masses of flower bud and old seed heads. The peeling brown and white bark is impressive. Eucalyptus pauciflora Eucalyptus pauciflora Eucalyptus pauciflora Eucalyptus pauciflora Eucalyptus…

27th August

…forming late in the year as it did last year. Schefflera aff. mynocarpa Schefflera pauciflora next door already has well-formed seed heads. Schefflera pauciflora Schefflera pauciflora It is a tall…

12th March

…less a pure M. sargentiana var. robusta seedling. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling 2024 RHS Spring Flower Show. RHS Spring Flower Show RHS Spring Flower…

13th March

…flowers. Luckily we have lots of other plants of flowering age. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva Magnolia sprengeri var. diva Magnolia sprengeri var. diva Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’…

10th March

…sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) Magnolia sprengeri var. sprengeri (84329) The Magnolia campbellii var. alba seedling in the Aucklandii Garden has not been destroyed yet by…

14th September

…alive. Carpinus shensiensis 2022 – CHW A seed head on Schefflera pauciflora (WWJ 1199) but far from ripe yet. Large leaves unlike the S. pauciflora in the Aucklandii Garden. Schefflera…

18th October

…‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus ‘Hayatiana’ Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax hemsleyanus – no fruit – leaves…

1st October

…‘Princess Margaret’ Magnolia ‘Princess Margaret’ Schefflera pauciflora with now ripe seeds which Asia ought to gather with some put aside for when Paul calls here in late October. Schefflera pauciflora

21st September

…on Styrax wilsonii this year. Styrax wilsonii Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ just out. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ The clump of Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ is now making a good show. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’…

28th August

…arguments over the correct name for this ‘myrtle’ but nice enough in flower. Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis Volunteers from the Eden Project gather knapweed and other…