8th May

…ludlowii Perhaps Paeonia obovata var. alba? Paeonia obovata var. alba Azara dentata looking very fine against a wall. Azara dentata Azara dentata Olearia cheesemanii full out. Olearia cheesemanii Female flowers…

28th June

…stocking. Geum ‘Tempo Rose’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ with attractive yellow variegation. Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ Ilex verticillata in flower which one seldom notices. Ilex verticillata Olearia ‘Moondance’ was removed…

10th July

…Rush’ And set beside Sanguisorba hakusanensis ‘Lilac Squirrel’ – quite superb. Sanguisorba hakusanensis ‘Lilac Squirrel’ Olearia nummulariifolia in full flower. I would have thought too tender for Warwickshire. Olearia nummulariifolia…

20th July

…grown on fairly well. Exbucklandia populnea Olearia paniculata growing well in a gap in the hedge. Olearia paniculata The gardener complained that Eucalyptus make a lot of mess with peeling…

The Cornwall Garden Society spring show

…dark purple flowers. Pittosporum fasciculatum Coprosma virescens – tiny leaves. Coprosma virescens Alseuosmia banksii – yellowish ‘fuchsia-like’ flowers. Alseuosmia banksii Alseuosmia banksii Olearia erubescens – not yet out. Olearia erubescens…

13th June

…shop. It hardly looks like a buddleia! I guessed Olearia at first. Another species to propagate for the catalogue which I suspect butterflies will like. Buddleia loricata Buddleia loricata Buddleia…

27th September

…Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ A few good fruits on Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’. Cornus kousa ‘Wisley Queen’ Trachycarpus fortunei and Olearia solandri ‘Aurea’ look great together. Trachycarpus fortunei Hydrangea aspera ‘Robusta’…

15th December

…the crows have worked it out first this year. Cornus capitata Trachycarpus wagnerianus showing up well in front of Olearia solandri. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Nearly all the leaf has fallen now…