12th April

…flowers at first which are quite variable and then get much larger. A very contorted and spreading plant which is 40 years old. Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Exbury’s…

9th May

…‘Betty’ Magnolia ‘Betty’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Judy’ Magnolia ‘Judy’ The best rhododendrons flowering in the species collection were: Rhododendron cinnabarinum subsp xanthocodon Purpurellum Group Rhododendron cinnabarinum…

15th April

…Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ And Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’. Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ 2021 – CHW An attempt today to photograph the flowers on various Rhododendron sinogrange, some pure and…

21st April

…‘Diva’ seedling Magnolia ‘Ann’ now has much larger and decent flowers but the buds which are more in the shade are still tiny. Magnolia ‘Ann’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ I planted this…

11th April

…Haddington’ Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ from Glendoick is perhaps the best thing in the garden (rhodo wise) today. Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ First house martins seen above the lawn…

7th December

…time of the year for rabbit damage. Here on the low growing Magnolia ‘Ann’. Magnolia ‘Ann’ Rhododendron keysii still full of flowers. Rhododendron keysii Betula utilis var. jacquemontii in the…

4th November

…gale. Huge Pinus A Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ is shredded to a single stem but Magnolia ‘Felix Jury’ escapes – just – by inches! Cutting back a Magnolia ‘Ann’ which was encroaching…

1st May

…laundry is now being filled with holiday let furniture and linen. Justine and Ann are moving stuff into the store as Pheas finishes off the shelving ready for laundry on…

2nd May

…Haddington’ Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ The gorgeous scented Rhododendron ‘Ann Teese’ which we saw for the first time last year is again rather special. Staggeringly good. Rhododendron pseudochrysanthemum is finally…

21st June

…rostrata Stewartia rostrata In Roy & Ann Key’s garden at the Pound grows a tall biennial echium with reddish flowers. Is this a species or a hybrid? Very different in…