27th August

…Cautlaya spicata ‘Robusta’ Globba schomburkii just out. New for the 2022 catalogue. Globba schomburkii Aralia cachemeriana finally in flower for the first time in the nursery. These herbaceous aralias are…

11th September

…Fox’ Cercidiphyllum ‘Red Fox’ Alongside it is another summer casualty; Aralia elala ‘Aureovariegata’ has blown over. It had suckered everywhere with plain green suckers which we have been cutting out…

12th November

…to open terminal flowers on Aralia vietnamensis. About 18 feet up in the air. Previous flowers have been frosted before opening. Aralia vietnamensis Camellia sasanqua ‘Sekiyo’. A large flower for…

17th November

…14181) yellowing nicely – almost white before dropping. Styrax japonicus A 6 foot long fallen leaf from Aralia foliosa. Several of these after the recent winds. Aralia foliosa This is…

22nd November

…mix of colours. Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis The first ever flower clusters forming on Aralia vietnamensis at about 15ft on the ends of the tallest shoos. Planted in 2014 and…

12th December

…the Billiard Room sasanquas outside the Billiard Room sasanquas outside the Billiard Room Nearest the side door sasanquas nearest the side door 2018 – CHW Aralia vietnamensis was cut to…

11th January 1897- 2020

…Enormous prickles on the stem of Aralia foliosa. Aralia foliosa 2019 – CHW A general post Christmas holidays tidy up of fallen branches from various storms on the main path…

26th May

…leaf formation but not the nasty prickles on the stem which are like an Aralia or Zanthoxylum. Brassaiopis dumicola Brassaiopis dumicola Brassaiopis dumicola Brassaiopis dumicola Zelkova abelicea with its unusual…

7th June

…they grow in the wild. We have been making mistakes but we have also been getting some things very right. Aralia vietnamensis was performing better than Bleddyn had ever seen…

10th July

…over the valley with a young aralia in the foreground. How many miles? the valley Phlox [?] and Ceanothus ‘Pearle Rose’. PHLOX x paniculata blue paradise AND ceanothus perle rose…

3rd September

…palmatum ‘Senkaki’ Acer palmatum ‘Senkaki’ A huge leaf blown off Aralia vietnamensis overnight. Aaralia vietnamensis Flower buds forming on Peumus boldus earlier than usual. Peumus boldus The original Lindera megaphylla…