Visit to Tregrehan – 12th March 2022

…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…

24th July

…with Martyn Rix and Peter Moor in extreme heat.Another good form of Manglietia insignis with flowers of a ‘normal’ size. Manglietia insignis Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Aureus’ with its splendid new growth…

14th June

…The first grass cut in Kennel Close has started in this welcome heatwave. Kennel Close Startling pale green new growth on Podocarpus henkellii. Podocarpus henkellii Podocarpus henkellii What have always…

25th July

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. Teucrium hir…

18th January

…full set of leaves. Evergreen here. Carpinus kawakamii Podocarpus spinulosus developing nicely as a smallish shrub. Podocarpus spinulosus Podocarpus spinulosus Photinia nitakayamensis still has unripe berries. Photinia nitakayamensis 2022 –…

4th February

Podocarpus lambertii. A rare and new species to us. Podocarpus lambertii Podocarpus lambertii Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (yellow form) bursting out. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ Camellia ‘Hatsu-Zakura’ (‘Dewatairin) – one of the…

19th September

…but with plenty of blue podocarps. Podocarpus matudae Podocarpus matudae The first flowering that we have seen of a newly planted Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’. Orange buds opening yellow which…

25th January

…foliage on 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…

9th February

…plenty of salty gales. Quercus franchettii Amazingly Prunus laurocerasus is actually in flower already below Tin Garden. Prunus laurocerasus A female Podocarpus henkelii with ripening podocarps in profusion. Podocarpus henkelii…

23rd December

(Podocarpus nagi) 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…