9th August

…last year. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Hoheria stylosa ‘Snow White’ performing well as a clump of three. Hoheria stylosa ‘Snow White’ Carpinus shensiensis getting going after a bad start last year. Carpinus…

11th August

…shaded here and prospering where ‘Hot Chocolate’ was not. Hydrangea aspera Villosa Hydrangea aspera Villosa Aesculus parviflora well out too. Aesculus parviflora 2021 – CHW Hoheria ‘Borde Hill’ also hides…

9th November

…Pink’ A vase containing Camellia taliensis and Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ in the Georgian Hall. Camellia taliensis and Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Variegatum’ works well in a vase with Camellia…

10th November

…still in full leaf and with lots of secondary new growth. Styrax officinalis Lots of ripe seeds for Asia on Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Crataegifolia’. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Crataegifolia’ Stewartia sinensis doing its…

18th November

…turn yellower. Chionanthus virginicus Eriobotrya deflexa with red new growth. Eriobotrya deflexa Seed forming after late flowering on Hoheria populnea. Hoheria populnea First flowers out on Camellia ‘Cornish Snow Michael’…

8th January

…Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’ Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ still with a full set of leaves. Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Pendula’ A good show of buds on Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’. Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’…

11th January

…to the Hovel New Planting. New Planting 2025 – CHW Severe roe deer damage to the trunk of Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’. Hoheria ‘Glory of Amlwch’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’…

19th January

…Tom Hudson’s Rhododendron kyawii. Rhododendron kyawii Reversion in the white variegated form of Hoheria populnea by George’s Hut. Hoheria populnea Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ at its absolute best. Camellia japonica…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 4)

…transnokoensis? Never heard of this but we did see a huge plant later with no drooping branches. Camellia transnokoensis Camellia transnokoensis Rhododendron sanguineum I think? Rhododendron sanguineum Hoheria lyallii self-seeding…

16th March

…Citronella gongonha – Clematoclethra scandens subsp. actinidioides x 6 – Corynocarpus laevigatus – Debregeasia edulis Elite – Hoheria glabrata x 3 – Malus fusca – Morella pensylvanica – Myrceugenia leptospermoides…

15th October

…Good flowers on Mag delavayi and grandiflora very good. Hoheria is nice, very few rho’s open. Hydrangeas good, the cyclamen very good. Plants look fair in spite of no rain…

17th October

…– Kew very badly damaged and Royal Parks. 1927 – JCW Not so many rhodo’s as in 1917. Hoheria on the wall is good, the hydrangeas in the Drive remarkable,…

26th October

…JCW Mag delavayi decorum is good and so is neriiflorum. Heavy rain. 1929 – JCW Hoheria on the terrace is the best thing with the cyclamen. Fuchsias are good and…

19th December

…unnamed ancient Mahonia buried in behind the Hoheria. Jamie’s next target for a prune around. Mahonia Mahonia Mahonia Mahonia oiwakensis is nearly over. Mahonia oiwakensis Mahonia oiwakensis A rather poor…

31st March 1897 – 2020

Hoheria sexstylosa very vigorous Tom Hudson’s Acer triloba 648 excellent. 1994 – FJW 6 House martins seen. 1941 – CW Very bad south east gale, counted over 90 flowers off…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…badly as you will see.By far the worst frost damaged genus after hoheria is drimys. Here Drimys winteri largely defoliated and with what will soon be complete leaf drop. A…

27th April 2026 – Logan Botanic Gardens

…Sambucus species Sambucus species Sambucus species Sambucus species Sambucus species Is this an Aristotelia or even a tender Hoheria species? Attractive flowers but no label here of course. I think…