25th September

…the show tunnel. Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Field grown Amaryllis belladonna below the show tunnel. Amaryllis belladonna Osmanthus heterophyllus just out at Caerhays – the record tree. Osmanthus heterophyllus First…

29th July

…‘Polar Bear’ The once record Osmanthus yunnanensis is reshooting better than expected. We dug out its neighbour in the spring as it didn’t reshoot at all. Osmanthus yunnanensis Some seed…

1st August

…original and once record Osmanthus yunnanensis (Forrest 1923). One fell over and we pollarded and uprighted it and it has now reshot a bit. The other was pollarded and started…

29th January

…of Osmanthus yunnanensis leaving a child’s seat for visitors. Osmanthus yunnanensis 2023 – CHW A series of pictures of big leafed rhododendrons suffering from drought, frost and lack of new…

31st January

…‘Winter Beauty’ Osmanthus yunnanensis full out as well. Osmanthus yunnanensis So rather more to see today in flower than many might expect. 2017 – CHW A check on which camellias…

6th July

…to next year’s catalogue. I need to convey them to Clare.Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’ – excellent new growth Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Party Lights’…

18th July

…Roseland House garden to buy a few unusual greenhouse climbers for our show tunnel. There I find the climbing herbaceous plant Malvastrum lateritium. Malvastrum lateritium I also see Osmanthus yunnanensis…

15th October

…new growth to one Rhododendron nuttallii. Rhododendron nuttallii The record sized Osmanthus heterophyllus with many more autumn flowers than last year. Osmanthus heterophyllus 2021 – CHW Sweet chestnut fruits low…

15th November

…wire surrounds). laurel hedge This is what Jaimie thinks is Ilex opaca on the planting plans. I had thought it was an Osmanthus when looking a month or two ago…

11th April

…up to its name. Three more plants in the Isla Rose Plantation originally. Ribes longiracemosa A young plant of Osmanthus yunnanensis with a few flowers. Deer nibbled to bits in…