…8756) Ilex cornuta (BSWJ 8756) Podocarpus wangii with cold die back on its attractive orange new growth. Needs more shelter. Podocarpus wangii Although you can hardly see them here there…

…with ripe podocarps. Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae Cephalotaxus sinensis (new to me – seems very like Cephalotaxus fortunei?). Cephalotaxus sinensis Cephalotaxus sinensis Melicytus alpinus – Roy Lancaster, the…

…growth hardens and the flower stalks appear. We have plenty of plants in the nursery so this will go back into the new catalogue. Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus…

…colour and the new growth is perfect now for Asia to start cuttings going again. Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Magnolia x brooklynensis…

…most tender plants. Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Hattie Carthan’ is just coming out. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Hattie Carthan’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Hattie Carthan’…

…the new growth which turns yellowish but there is still a tinge here in last year’s. Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ Camellia reticulata ‘Den Burton’ with its first enormous…

…huge spreading shrub. Podocarpus acutifolius Podocarpus acutifolius Another near failure with a tender new plant. Dendropanax japonicus has only a few leaves left. I put it in too cold a…

…on Monday. Other Chilean podocarpus nearby look fine but we know the cold damage can take 4-6 weeks to show up properly afterwards. Podocarpus heinkelii Podocarpus heinkelii The supposedly evergreen…

…variable flowers. Camellia ‘Nagasaki’ Camellia ‘Nagasaki’ A young Podocarpus lambertii. A rare and new species to us. Podocarpus lambertii Podocarpus lambertii Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (yellow form) bursting out. Rhododendron ‘Bo…

…Garden. Prunus laurocerasus A female Podocarpus henkelii with ripening podocarps in profusion. Podocarpus henkelii Podocarpus henkelii Rehderodendron kwangtungense appears to be fully evergreen here. Rehderodendron kwangtungense Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’…

…exfoliating bark. Legrandia concinna Legrandia concinna Podocarpus lambertii. Podocarpus lambertii Podocarpus lambertii A South African aquatic plant whose name I forget. South African aquatic plant South African aquatic plant A…

…Town’ (syn. ‘Jing Ning’) Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ badly frosted above the mist houses. Podocarpus elongatus ‘Blue Chip’ Magnolia sprengeri var. diva ‘Burncoose’ beside the conservatory. Magnolia sprengeri var. diva…

…Prumnopitys andina (Podocarpus andinus) but, when I google it, it comes up as Prumnopitys taxifolia. This small tree growing here is labelled Prumnopitys taxifolia (Podocarpus spicata) which is so radically…

…best, semi-deciduous. Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) growing on nicely from seed in the greenhouse. Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) Populus maximowiczii seedlings from seed collected…

…the new growth is delightful. Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’ Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’ The peculiar Osteomeles subrotunda is about to flower profusely. Osteomeles subrotunda Osteomeles subrotunda Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de…

…the mist houses. Abutilon vitafolium var. album ‘Veronica Tennant’ Abutilon vitafolium var. album ‘Veronica Tennant’ Podocarpus x ‘County Park Fire’ in full new growth in the nursery car park. Podocarpus…

…The first grass cut in Kennel Close has started in this welcome heatwave. Kennel Close Startling pale green new growth on Podocarpus henkellii. Podocarpus henkellii Podocarpus henkellii What have always…

…tour with Martyn Rix and Peter Moor in extreme heat.Another good form of Manglietia insignis with flowers of a ‘normal’ size. Manglietia insignis Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ with its splendid new…

…here. Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Red Tip’ Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Red Tip’ Teucrium hir ‘Purple Tails’ – going over here but quite nice none the less at this stage in late July. Teucrium…

…day (and previous week) of mourning and sadness at the end of an era. Podocarpus matudae showing drought stress on it leaves but with plenty of blue podocarps. Podocarpus matudae…