…quite wrong. The flowers do not show up much amongst such distinct foliage but are a nice surprise in November. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ 1981 – FJW Vincent…

…Parris’. Magnolia grandiflora ‘Kay Parris’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Snow White’ now full out. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Snow White’ Diospyros cathayensis growing away well and enjoying the heat. Diospyros…

…sexstylosa by the Heligan toilets looks dead from cold. Some of ours do too. Totally dead or a cut back to reshoot? Too early to say. Hoheria sexstylosa Hoheria sexstylosa…

…out on Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ by George’s Hut. Rhododendron ‘Red Admiral’ 2023 – CHW Unusual to see seed heads on Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’. Unaffected by the cold spell. Hoheria populnea…

…flowering high up. Magnolia doltsopa Magnolia doltsopa This Hoheria nearly died in the droughts but has reshot well from the main stem and the dieback hardly shows today. In a…

…About halfway through potting up this year’s camellia liners. camellia liners Looking good today in the nursery:Lilium nepalense Lilium nepalense Hoheria lyallii Hoheria lyallii Acca sellowiana ‘Gemini’ Acca sellowiana ‘Gemini’…

…– CHW Aesculus x woerlitzensis with attractive tints on its lower leaves in early July! Aesculus x woerlitzensis Aesculus x woerlitzensis Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ just coming into flower. Hoheria…

…on Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’. The first Eucryphia to be out? Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ The old Hoheria glabrata on the drive is still putting on a good show in…

…here on what was a very extensive trip around all their huge new plantings. Many new things to try to obtain for Caerhays. Hoheria ‘Ace of Spades’. Hoheria ‘Ace of…

…see the Echium clumps that have flowered and will now die. The “weeds” have gone The “weeds” have gone Hoheria angustifolia. Hoheria angustifolia Agave salmiana var. crassispina (so the label…

…the branches of an elderly yew tree overhanging the walled garden. I have never seen it here before in 35 years. Clean air indeed. lichen Hoheria ‘Glory of Almwich’ just…

…the same place as our original blew over in 1990. It is now, again, a huge tree. Acer saccharinum First flowers just out low down only on Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’….

…out in flower. Escallonia bifida Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ just coming out. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ Secondary new growth on a newly planted Acer calcaratum. Accer calcaratum Flower just coming out on…

…new bark already visible beneath. Eucalyptus nicholii Eucalyptus nicholii Eucalyptus nicholii Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ with many swelling buds. Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ Hoheria sextylosa now full out. Hoheria sextylosa Fruits forming…

…Camellia saluenensis Rhododendron schlippenbachii starting to show its autumn colours. Rhododendron schlippenbachii The first time I have seen a plethora of chubby six-sectional seed heads forming on Hoheria angustifolia. Hoheria…

…uprighted and tied into place. Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ dropping its many flowers into the pond. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Pendula’ Aesculus turbiniata appears to be dying. This was once…

…CHW Heavy rain and wind but it is still very warm. Loads of seeds on Styrax wilsonii this year. Styrax wilsonii Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ just out. Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ The…

…CHW A fine secondary flowering as usual on Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Hoheria populnea flowering well but very high up on the tree. Hoheria populnea We are back…

…Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Crataegifolia’ with ripe and falling seeds. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Crataegifolia’ × Gordlinia grandiflora with buds opening. × Gordlinia grandiflora Zanthoxylum armatum (NJM 1108) has slightly fallen over perhaps due…

…of full moon. Some frost today in the valley. 2017 – CHW Hoheria populnea ‘Alba Variegata’ in full flower but very late in the year. H. populnea was out ages…