…by the shop. Buddleia loricata Buddleia loricata Buddleia loricata Mountain sage from S. Africa. Prumnopitys andina, the Chilean yew, making good headway. Previously Podocarpus andinus but our old plant of…

…Manglietia insignis Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ with its splendid new growth in full shade now. Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ Hoheria glabrata nearly over. Hoheria glabrata Strong new growth on one of the…

…emerging 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….

…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…

…lepidocarpus 2022 – CHW Podocarpus nubigenus ‘Pendula’ was a gift from Wakehurst. Here one with the lower weeping branches removed and one still intact and drooping everywhere. Podocarpus nubigenus ‘Pendula’…

…podocarps as you can see. Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kralingen’ Podocarpus nivalis ‘Kralingen’ Ross has now finished the new clearing beyond Higher Quarry Nursery. A bit wet for a perfect tidy up…

…are shooting vigorously from ground level. Podocarpus salignus Podocarpus salignus What odd roots Araucaria araucaria has. Knobbly and grey. odd roots Araucaria araucaria odd roots Araucaria araucaria The last large…

…more shade looks fine. Persea thunbergii Persea thunbergii Podocarpus parlatorei making rapid growth below the Engine House. Podocarpus parlatorei Podocarpus parlatorei 2022 – CHW The aptly named Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’….

…which I once imported from China but failed to then grow on. Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) Nageia nagi (Podocarpus nagi) A splendid show of rhododendron species seedlings now well into…

…to. A very visible yellow in the clearing above the greenhouse. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Saw two house martens today overflying the lawn and twittering forlornly to each…

…its leaves. Wind rather than frost. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Podocarpus matudae (female) with a great Christmas show. Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae Roe deer have savaged the leader in a young…

…udensis ‘Sekka’ and a number of smaller growing Cryptomeria. Podocarpus acutifolis Podocarpus acutifolis Camellia ‘Buttons and Bows’ a new one to me. Slightly frosted but attractive even if the flowers…

…Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae 2023 – CHW Daphniphyllum teysmannii is doing well at Donkey Shoe. Daphniphyllum teysmannii The ancient Lindera communis is regenerating well from the base after being cut…

…what the reference books say. Sasa tsuboiana Carpinus kawakamii still showing its full set of leaves. Evergreen here. Carpinus kawakamii Podocarpus spinulosus developing nicely as a smallish shrub. Podocarpus spinulosus…

…Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ stands out proud today in the afternoon light. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Fruits still aplenty on Malus x micromalus. They have been here since leaf…

…years ago. Possibly fertilisation has occurred with another species? Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae The usual exchange of plants took place with Tom kindly giving us a Lithocarpus kawakamii (from seed…

…landscape. Much yellower than ours. Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ Podocarpus totara ‘Aurea’ The record Irish Cryptomeria japonica with an enormous trunk. Cryptomeria japonica Camellia japonica ‘Variegata’ – a large and vigorous…

…Grevillea ‘Pourinda Constance’ Grevillea ‘Pourinda Constance’ Podocarpus milanjianus Podocarpus milanjianus Podocarpus milanjianus Hydrangea peruviana x Hydrangea serratifolia in flower 60-80ft up the trunk of a conifer. Hydrangea peruviana x Hydrangea…

…plants. Podocarpus henkelii Podocarpus henkelii Camellia ‘Celebration’ – full out by Georges Hut. A sport of ‘Donaton’ and arguably better! Camellia ‘Celebration’ Camellia ‘Celebration’ Camellia ‘Celebration’ 2015 – CHW Magnolia…

…in full flower. New species to me. Rhododendron frangipanensis Rhododendron frangipanensis Arbutus canariensis with a flower Arbutus canariensis Arbutus canariensis Podocarpus matudae with huge podocarps Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae Illicium…