8th December

…Marvel’ Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ in its winter colours. Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kilworth Cream’ Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ looking great. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ Viburnum carlcephalum with decent autumn colour. Viburnum

5th October

…decent plant now that you can actually see it in some light. Viburnum cylindricum Viburnum cylindricum Still a few flowers left on Rhododendron decorum in October! This tree has been…

16th September

…8302) Viburnum fansipanense (BSWJ 8302) And on Viburnum coriaceum. Viburnum coriaceum Viburnum coriaceum Ross Collins (at long last) has started work today in the Aucklandii Garden with Kel Murray now…

20th September

…in early October I think. Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium Viburnum prunifolium A couple of views of the middle bit of the Kennel Close planting after the third grass cut. Some…

10th June

…V. odoratissimum in flower although not evergreen. Viburnum wilsonii Viburnum wilsonii The evergreen Syzygium smithii with its exceptional bronzy new growth. Myrtaceae family and known in New Zealand as the…

18th May

…on Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’. Magnolia ‘Anne Leitner’ Viburnum sieboldii now in flower. A large erect shrub at 15ft or so. Viburnum sieboldii Viburnum sieboldii A young Azalea wadanum ‘Album’ flowering…

7th May

…superb variety which Burncoose needs to stock – Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’. It came from Hedgehog Plants. Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’ Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’ Viburnum plicatum ‘Opening Day’ 2024…

27th April

…elliotii Rhododendron elliotii Viburnum x pragense or is it Viburnum rhytidophyllum? Viburnum x pragense? 2019 – CHW RHS and Rhododendron, Camellia & Magnolia Group main rhododendron show at Rosemoor today….

16th April

Viburnum phlebotrichum. Viburnum phlebotrichum Viburnum erosum. Viburnum erosum Viburnum sympodiale with its gorgeous purple leaves. Viburnum sympodiale Another plant of Staphylea bumalda (BSWJ 115) which may replace the rather sick…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…the ground and appeared to have been eaten by mice. Viburnum betulifolium Viburnum betulifolium Viburnum betulifolium Viburnum betulifolium The bark on the trunk of Stewartia sinensis is identical to ours…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…am fairly certain. Viburnum species Viburnum species Viburnum species Rhododendron albrechtii – a particularly dark flowered form and much darker than the ones in the Aucklandii Garden. Rhododendron albrechtii A…

6th January

…x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’ Viburnum tinus in bud and flower. Pink buds and white flowers. Viburnum tinus Viburnum tinus View 6th January 1897 – 2020…

14th August

…in either of the Viburnum reference books, flowers over. Viburnum triphyllum Viburnum triphyllum Viburnum triphyllum Daphniphyllum teysmannii (BSWJ 14626) from Japan settling in reasonably after planting this spring. Daphniphyllum teysmannii…

8th October

…first berries on a young Viburnum setigerum which was a Wilson introduction. The berries go from yellow-orange to red when ripe. Viburnum setigerum Viburnum setigerum The third elderly Camellia sasanqua,…

8th September

…Microtropis petelotii covered in seed heads. Microtropis petelotii Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ with a few red seeds. Viburnum x hillieri ‘Winton’ Secondary flowers in Rhododendron elliottii. Rhododendron elliottii 2022 –…

22nd September

…tibetica Cotoneaster affinis Euonymus wilsonii Frangula alnus ‘Aspleniifolia’ Pomaderris elliptica Viburnum fordiae Viburnum phlebotrichum Viburnum taiwanianum Viburnum wilsoniiTom gave us a Deutzia longifolia.The pile of plants to go out into…

14th July

…A species well worth growing. Viburnum taiwanianum Viburnum taiwanianum Huodendron tibeticum making good growth after a slow start. We have lost several Huodendrons as young plants but now have decent…

3rd June

…new to us here Quercus oglethorpensis – what a name! Quercus oglethorpensis Viburnum parvifolium just coming out. A compact but rather vigorous small shrub. Viburnum parvifolium 2024 – CHW So…

23rd May

…from Roundabarrow in flower. Euonymus cornuus (TH 659) Euonymus cornuus (TH 659) Meliosma pungens with new growth. Meliosma pungens Viburnum harryanum. Viburnum harryanum Michelia ‘White Caviar’ still most impressive. Michelia…

2nd May

Viburnum prunifolium. Viburnum prunifolium Azalea ‘Barthold Lazzer’. Azalea ‘Barthold Lazzer’ Rhododendron luteiflorum – a dwarf species. Rhododendron luteiflorum Our plant of Ilex perado subsp azorica (BSWJ 12526) is rather different…