…violets In the conservatory Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ and Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’. Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ The first rose nearly in flower on the lawn. first rose 2022 – CHW…

…zebrinus Miscanthus zebrinus Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ and Clematis ‘General Sikorski’ is one of those nice but unusual plant combinations of ‘this grows nicely with this’. Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ likewise…

…thumb for spacing the trees out for planting will be:- – 4 metre spacing for smaller growing varieties – 12ft eventually and columnar – 6 metre spacing for medium growing…

…cuneifolia? Tom’s Meliosma cuneifolia Tom’s Meliosma cuneifolia Tom’s Meliosma cuneifolia Rhododendron facetum from West Yunnan. Rhododendron facetum Tom gave us a plant of this Meliosma dumicola (TH 5092) from Vietnam…

…Tom’s Carpinus polyneura and ours Tom’s Carpinus polyneura and ours Tom’s Carpinus polyneura with fruits. Tom’s Carpinus polyneura Tom’s Carpinus shensiensis. Tom’s Carpinus shensiensis Tom’s Carpinus hebestroma from Taiwan. Tom’s…

…here in Tom’s three plants, to a cypress like tall growing tree. A quite extraordinary transformation at around 6-8ft. Two of Tom’s plants have virtually no juvenile growth left while…

…(BWJ 8091) New growth on Quercus acerifolia. Quercus acerifolia And on Weinmannia trichosperma. Weinmannia trichosperma Deutzia crassifolia from Tom Hudson. Deutzia crassifolia Comptonia peregrina now in full leaf. We saw…

Back to 22nd February. As mentioned on the 22nd February 2018, I sent the images to Tom Hudson (Tregrehan Gardens) and here is the debate that ensued between myself, Tom…

…Ilex verticellata? Probably not but Tom is checking. 7. Photinia microphylla here is the same as Tom’s 8. Photinia nussia here is the same as Tom’s. Ditto Photinia nitakayamensis 9….

…appearance of Tom’s C. oleifera. Just one of those gardening things! I remain an amateur with professionals like Tom! Asia and I went to collect another (second) set of camellia…

…just starting to flower as a large shrub under glass. Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’ An unnamed wild collected Hedychium which Tom gave us a plant of last year. Tender and…

…Penvergate. Quercus coccifera Quercus coccifera During the day, where we were joined by Tom Hudson, we found quite a number of naming errors in young oaks collected by Allen Coombes…

…if I can find one for when you come over on the 28th. Glad that you enjoyed the fair. I’m enjoying this rain just as much. Soon Tom Dipentodon sinicus…

…Camellia reticulata ‘Tom Knudsen’ Camellia reticulata ‘Tom Knudsen’ Camellia reticulata ‘Tom Knudsen’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ – again! Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Arch of Triumph’ – quite well…

…garden there and borrow a few rare plants for the Chelsea stand.Podocarpus matudae from Mexico and Guatemala fits this bill. As we look closely to photograph the mature plants Tom…

…‘Crimson Cloud’ Syringa tomentella from Roundabarrow with its first few flowers. Syringa tomentella Abelia floribunda looking good in the Isla Rose. It thrives in a hot and dry location. Abelia…

…Certainly the leaf is very different to the maudiae I photographed here a few days ago. I have asked Tom Hudson for his opinion and Tom replied: Hi Charles, i…

…known as C. labilis. Celtis tetrandra 2023 – CHW Tom Hudson visits to investigate Lindera and Litsea species. I had rather taken the view that Litsea were all evergreen (as…

…and Tom Hudson. Four and a half hours in the garden! The National Trust has now decided to shut all its gardens having left them open for free so far…

…newly potted cuttings and seedlings (loads) and to see what is in flower.Tom Hudson’s gift of a wild collected Magnolia martinii (his number 3930) which has a different leaf form…