24th May

…No flowers yet on Decaisnea insignis in Tin Garden. Decaisnea fargesii Decaisnea fargesii Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ nearing its best. Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ doing well…

25th August

…catalogue plants looking exceptional.Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ looks to have a nice red flower and is apparently hardy to -5°. We will see! Begonia Rex like perhaps? Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Polyanthes…

7th March 1897 – 2020

…they do not look as if they should be. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ will recover although all of the leaves are browned off and dead but Scheffleras undeterred.. Schefflera macrophylla Hoheria…