26th August

…delavayi Hoheria sextylosa is putting on a good show here. Other plants have little flower and this too is a legacy of the dieback from The Beast. Hoheria sextylosa Hoheria

4th August

…is ancient but never seems quite to die. This clump of three were planted in 1991. Hoheria glabrata Hoheria glabrata Hoheria glabrata Nearby is Eucryphia lucida also only just showing…

1st August

…bushy form. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Likewise the first flowers actually seen on Callicarpa shirasawana. We saw the…

6th July

…in the garden of course! Hoheria glabrata Hoheria glabrata Hoheria glabrata This Rhododendron sinogrande has set no seed and the new growth is rushing on. Rhododendron sinogrande Mahonia tonkinensis has…

11th November

…in cold east winds. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea nearby is over but one branch on ‘Variegata’ has reverted to having no variegation. Hoheria populnea Last petals…

24th October

…on the Acer faberi and Camellia noblissima near Georges Hut since last Sunday. oak branch Seedpods on Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Absurd secondary new growth on Podocarpus henkelli….

8th October

…delavayi now full out. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi Hoheria populnea at its best in the mist. Hoheria populnea Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ now in flower. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ Hoheria

7th December

…Georges Hut. Some leaves are pure white on the newer growth, some yellowish white and some the more conventional green with white edging. Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Alba…

22nd October

…time. Sorbus adamii Mespilus germanica with a secondary flower alongside the nearly ripe fruit. Mespilus germanica Still decent flowers on Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ First flower absurdely early,…

25th October

…Camellia ‘Takanini’ Hoheria populnea now full out and the best thing in the garden today. Hoheria populnea Maackia chinensis with some autumn colour developing slowly. Maackia chinensis The second ancient…