22nd August

…I am now stumped! The smaller plant of Persea japonica up by Georges Hut has very similar leaves. I must ‘go compare’ as they say. Persea japonica but now it…

12th July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Persea indica (BSWJ 12535) getting away well only 2 years after planting. Persea

21st January

…hundred and fifty laurels arrive from Wyvale nurseries to bolster the shelterbelt below Kennel Close and below Bond Street. laurels Persea borbonia with fruit and flower buds in the nursery….

28th July

…monosematum with its very hairy stems (AC 5978) below the Engine House. Rhododendron monosematum Rhododendron monosematum New growth on Persea thunbergii as good as ever. Delayed by the drought I…

7th June

…Rhododendron sinogrande Beside it a Persea japonica can now grow on properly too. Persea japonica A patch of white campion beside Georges Hut. white campion Opposite this are two very…

24th July

…leaves from drought starvation.?? Decent new grouth on a big leaf Persea indica (PSWJ2535) has made good growth in its first year after planting. Persea indica (PSWJ2535) 2022 – CHW…

9th January

…showed it over the years at autumn Garden Society dinners. Rhododendron nobleanum ‘Album’ Rhododendron nobleanum ‘Album’ New things for us to plant out in the next two years: Persea indica…

29th September

…to the ground. Schima superba Schima superba Schima superba A few tail end flowers are still left on Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. Eucryphia nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Persea indica (BSWJ 12555) settling down…

8th November

…the autumn. Loads of buds which look like seeds. Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Paulownia elongata Nice new growth on Persea thunbergii nearby which we clipped three months ago to get…

19th October

…Secondary new growth on Persea thunbergii. Persea thunbergii Tom Hudson gave us two of these plants (TH4465) which he said were from a very primitive evolutionary past. He then said…