10th November

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Their Stewartia rostrata has poor autumn colours this year just like ours. Stewartia rostrata Seeds now ripe on a Pieris clump while Pieris japonica…

8th November

…Mary Williams and Magnolia Rostrata to Garden Society. 1946 – CW Camellia oleifera out by Engine House. Also are pink hybrid in quarry and a Tea by the Tin Garden….

18th June

…this young plant I suspect it may well in fact be Stewartia rostrata. Again I need to key it out properly but the picture in The Plantsman (June 2008) of…

31st May

…wonder if our three plants are all one species. Pittosporum adaphnephylloides Magnolia rostrata now suddenly out. It was nearly over at Tremenheere on Friday. Magnolia rostrata 2020 – CHW The…

1st June

…A gift from Tom Hudson and originating from Maypeng in Taiwan. Neolitsea aciculata First flowers just showing on Stewartia rostrata in a shady spot. Stewartia rostrata Michelia x foggii ‘Jack…

5th May

…x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ is looking good. The best thing is the light creamy white insides to the near black tepals. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Our largest Magnolia rostrata

4th June

…ten years ago but failed. A check on Magnolia virginiana in a thicket shows no buds anywhere near out. Similarly Magnolia rostrata (Tom Hudson form and rather different leaves from…

2nd June

…Nothing has ever come of these before. They shrivel and never develop. Quercus lamellosa Quercus lamellosa A low down flower on Magnolia rostrata. Magnolia rostrata The red flowers are over…

15th March

…specie rhododendrons which have lifted well from Higher Quarry Nursery. specie rhododendrons specie rhododendrons A Magnolia rostrata which was planted in 1999 has developed attractive bark on its main trunk….

12th May

…has a flower on the way. It looks black today but will open dark red. Podophyllum ‘Spotty Dotty’ Stewartia rostrata is plastered in bud which should open in time. Stewartia…