25th August

…good first year performance. Sisygiium smithii A few poor flowers on Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’ which has not enjoyed its first dry year in the ground above Crinodendron Hedge….

14th July

…Agapanthus ‘Streamline’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ with both green and variegated foliage but no flowers as yet. Agapanthus ‘Silver Moon’ Two other plants which we…

12th April

…out. rhododendron stumps Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Innocence’ Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver Leaf’ with its new growth. Neolitsea sericea ‘Silver Leaf’ Pittosporum glabratum is flowering well and growing quickly. Pittosporum…

29th June

…missed it. Eucryphia lucida A young Lithocarpus corneus (CMBS 692) making good growth after several years of sitting doing nothing. Lithocarpus corneus Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’ just about recovering…

31st May

…of at Chelsea as it is new but did not. Aconitum ‘Stainless Steel’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’ – a gorgeous new one to me. Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymans Silver’…

22nd March

…Also Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ and Michelia ‘Silver Cloud’ as well. It made them all laugh and we had a very jolly dinner in what is now known as the…

19th May

…A good new clump of (deciduous) Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ nearby. The contrast between new growth and flower is attractive. Azalea ‘Silver Slipper’ All the new planting above Crinodendron Hedge is…

10th May

…are no pictures which enable me to confirm the identity of this plant one way or the other. Osteomeles subrotunda Osteomeles subrotunda Eucryphia ‘Nyman’s Silver’ is recovering well after nearly…

2nd November

…The variegated leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ was a gift from Windsor. Autumn colour is starting to show up but not as I had expected it to be coloured. Liquidambar…

1st July

…‘cluttered’ stands any more so we do not expect much. A silver medal was probably fair enough under the criteria but we did what was asked of us by Plant…