2nd July

…one of the things which we know will be out and sell well at Hampton Court. The best thing in the garden today. Lomatia ferruginea Lomatia ferruginea Lomatia ferruginea Neolitsea

16th August

…13123) is another quick grower with very attractive foliage. Lindera tonkinensis (FMWJ 13123) Lindera tonkinensis (FMWJ 13123) Litsea from Taiwan (perhaps a Neolitsea?) from Nick Lock Litsea from Taiwan In…

12th April

…out. rhododendron stumps Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’ Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver Leaf’ with its new growth. Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver Leaf’ Pittosporum glabratum is flowering well and growing quickly. Pittosporum…

10th April

…to be a major addition to and improvement in the gardens overall. Old Kitchen Garden 2022 – CHW A newly planted Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver Leaf’. Both our old established N….

28th December

Neolitsea aff. polycarpa is growing well but needed more room so the Camellia has had a haircut. Neolitsea aff. polycarpa Carpinus caroliniana (from Mexico) still with plenty of leaf. Uplifting…

20th June

…cerris ‘Variegata’ despite my best efforts last year. The Rhododendron maddenii with the largest flowers nearly over above Orchid House Nursery. Rhododendron maddenii As expected and feared Neolitsea sericea has…

28th November

Neolitsea aff. polycarpa fronts a good display of unnamed Camellia x williamsii. Neolitsea aff. polycarpa Rehderodendron kwangtungense (WWJ 11940) appears to be evergreen? No hint of leaf colour turning yet…

5th June

…Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ Neolitsea aciculata – a gift from TH. Neolitsea aciculata Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ flowering properly for the first time. Easy to see the Magnolia tripetala parentage….

24th May

…– Pink (ours) is really not that different. Fewer flowers in the trusses. Both for cuttings and a reminder for Asia. Rhododendron ‘Royal Flush’ – Pink Neolitsea aciculata (TH gift…

2nd May

…and, on others, light green as you can see. It is different from Neolitsea sericea (formerly Litsea glauca) although I remember the old tree being called Litsea glauca? Neolitsea sericea…