Tag: Davidia

Review of the year

The year opened with snow on the ground and saw a continuation of the longest unbroken freezing spell for several decades. The snow just continued to fall, blowing…

Aromatic Atherosperma

Tucked away in the back of a border is this late spring flowering evergreen. It appreciates the shady south westerly aspect corner bounded by two walls and overshadowed…

Highlights: 3.5.07

Davidia involucrata: In full flower now, opposite the peat walls and by Logan’s border. Noted for its large white bracts, hanging down from the flower parts Davidia involucrata…