15th April

…to flower, now showing colour. Michelia foveolata Lindera obtusiloba now fully out. Lindera obtusiloba Lindera obtusiloba Chusquea gigantea by Tin Garden is flowering prolifically and will now die as all…

4th March

…confused with Lindera triloba but they have rather different habits here. Lindera obtusiloba is already a small tree here although only planted in 1991. We are quietly accumulating quite a…

16th March

Lindera sericea in full flower and absolutely covered. Quite a spectacle today. Lindera sericea Lindera sericea A group of 2013 planted Rhododendron sutchuenense. Amazing colour changes as the buds open…

20th November

…bush. Lindera sericea Lindera sericea Its leaves nicely match a nearby secondary flowering of Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Leaf drop under the…

8th January

…the most vigorous and quick growing trees. Nice bark too. Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia Lindera angustifolia Ripe and ripening berries on Ilex perado subsp. perado. Ilex perado subsp. perado Camellia…

11th January

…two years on from planting is clearly thriving and fully evergreen. Large lindera-like leaves. Lindera tonkinensis Lindera tonkinensis First primroses creeping out all over the garden. First primroses Last summer’s…

26th June

…of rhododendron Lindera angustifolia (FMWJ 13156) is developing attractive bark and the red stemmed newer growth is interesting too. (The flowers less so!) Lindera angustifolia (FMWJ 13156) Lindera angustifolia (FMWJ…

28th November

…this time of year. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ A little autumn colour remains on Rhus chinensis. Rhus chinensis Lindera erythrocarpa turning yellow. Other deciduous Lindera species have already shed their…

15th March

…out. plants from the frames ready to go out Lindera sericea just coming out. Not seen properly before. Multi-stemmed and vigorous. Lindera sericea Lindera sericea Lindera sericea Rhododendron barbatum was…

2nd August

…Very attractive too. Lindera triloba Lindera triloba A young Podocarpus falcatus covered in new growth. Podocarpus falcatus Podocarpus falcatus Rhododendron maddenii was out 10 days ago but already plenty of…