29th July

…but planted here about 20 years ago and now 20ft x15ft. Clethra monostachya Clethra monostachya Clethra monostachya 2018 – CHW Quercus insignis has recovered from the hit it took in…

17th July

…open above the main quarry. Clethra delavayi Clethra delavayi Clethra delavayi Eucryphia milliganii full out with its dainty small white cup flowers. It looks dwarfish but achieved 20 feet at…

13th October

…last of the Clethra to flower here. It looked badly damaged in March but has clearly recovered enough to flower properly. Clethra pringlei Clethra pringlei 2017 – CHW Another clump…

11th October

…the season it is too. Not remarkably different from other clethra species in all other respects I suggest but nice enough today. Clethra pringleyi Clethra pringleyi Here is the split…

15th August

…the heat. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Just 2 seed heads left standing on Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ looking at its best. Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…come out. Small tree. Clethra cavalieri Clethra cavalieri Dichroa ‘Cambridge Blue’ – excellent and a plant to get. Dichroa ‘Cambridge Blue’ Dichroa ‘Cambridge Blue’ Styrax japonica ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonica…

26th September

Clethra pringleyi Clethra pringleyi 2015 – CHW One of the debates of the last decade has been when will the large Cryptomeria japonica which has been leaning and defying gravity…

25th September

…to our Clethra collection Clethra fabri 2021 – CHW I forgot to mention that I last saw a swallow or a house martin here on 20th September. Our swallows in…

23rd September

…much wind to get a decent picture. Clethra pringleyi Clethra pringleyi Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ living up to its name. Wonderful near black foliage. Styrax japonicus ‘Evening Light’ Styrax japonicus…

6th August

…Attractive leaf formation. Clethra monostachya Clethra monostachya Syringa yunnanensis growing in some shade from a young magnolia is performing well. Its immediate neighbour catches full sun only 5ft away and…