22nd June

…droopy from the rain and weight of the flowers. Styrax wuyuanensis Styrax wuyuanensis Rhododendron [to confirm from planting plant update – label lost] Rhododendron I have been waiting for weeks…

15th June

…got many flowers this year. Styrax hookeri Styrax obassia also hides its panicles of flowers under the canopy of foliage. Styrax obassia Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ flowering well in Tin Garden. Calycanthus…

27th May

…the rest of the Styrax. This one has large flowers and a single stem. Styrax japonica ‘Jippei-Kawamure’ Styrax japonica ‘Jippei-Kawamure’ Styrax formosanus var. hayataianus is multi-stemmed and not quite out…

29th May

…‘Ogishu’ Styrax shirianus making a good growth and now flowering properly with larger flower clusters. We now have 3 plants of this rare species getting going. Styrax shirianus Carpinus orientalis…

24th June

…of Rhododendron decorum at its best. Rhododendron decorum Styrax wilsonii now properly out with bees in attendance. Styrax wilsonii Styrax americanus is not quite out yet beside it. Styrax americanus…

17th October

…planted in 2008 by the clethra. Pterostyrax hispida is much better known than this rarity which has yet to flower. The habit is erect and the leaves not entirely styrax-like….

7th July

…is a mass of white flowers. The best thing in the garden today by miles! Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus An odd late (or early?) flower on…

19th November

…japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ Styrax hookeri below Slip Rail still in full leaf with ripe seeds now much larger than when we have…

13th June

…the first cut. I cannot remember exactly where we put them. Styrax wilsonii Styrax wilsonii Styrax wilsonii I got a strange email from overseas after Chelsea asking if we had…

11th July

…Ligustrum lucidum Superb crop of styrax species recently potted on from the main seed bench. styrax Tray upon tray of recently pricked out and potted on seedlings. seedlings seedlings Puya…