29th September

…today as Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Pink Champagne’ but we were given it by John Bond at Windsor under the first name. Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Pink Champagne’…

13th April

…also by the cash point. Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’) may yet be the pick…

23rd May

moment when the press want to interview her about how she is enjoying the show etc. Since she had no idea whose stand she was on the TV interviews were…

8th April

…for us to stock at Burncoose. What a display! Easy selling name too. Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ 2016 – CHW The two hectare plantation of…

20th May

…(‘Tortoiseshell Champagne’) – a Slocock hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Colonel Rogers Group’ (Rhododendron niveum x Rhododendron…

22nd November

…(‘Pink Champagne’). Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’ and Magnolia x veitchii which still has a full set of green leaves….

26th June

…the horticultural trade as far as I know. Nothing pink about the flowers though. Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Pink Champagne’ Stewartia sinensis is still not out except for…

5th November

…berries. Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Pink Champagne’ A picture to add to the styrax collection of Styrax japonicus ‘Emerald Pagoda’ growing below The Pound. It has much larger…

24th November

…an assortment of colours but none are that noteworthy this year. Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ Nyssa sylvatica isn’t worth a second glance either above White Styles. Nyssa sylvatica…

20th March 1897 – 2020

…rigida Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala just coming out. Magnolia maudiae platypetala Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ growing in a clump below the ponds. Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’…

5th March

…oddly! Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Pink Champagne’ is not one I have seen out myself before. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Pink Champagne’ Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ also unfrosted. Another…

12th April

…One of the last of the New Zealanders to do so. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ RJW and Isla inspect Magnolia ‘Fairy White’. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Pink Champagne’…

17th April

…Park. Matsumae cherries Prunus Matsumae-fuki (‘Chocolate Ice’) – only just out Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Tai-Haku’ – nearly over Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Prunus ‘Matsumae-Beni-Yutaka’ Prunus ‘Hokusai’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’)…

22nd May

…this with a flurry of pink champagne. Gemma stays for nearly an hour and the press go mad. So does the drinks party and I have to retire under a…

21st November

…‘Grace’ with a mixture of colour. ‘Scarlet’ says Hillier’s but it is more than this today here. Cotinus ‘Grace’ Cotinus ‘Pink Champagne’ turns a vivid yellow with us despite its…

16th February

…from the RHS with certificates for the awards showed at the Rosemoor Show in March and April 2023. By RHS standards a swift response! The moment the Cornish magnolias flower,…

10th April

…impressed how Magnolia ‘Helena’ has survived the severe weather. Magnolia ‘Helena’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) at its absolute best in the Isla Rose. Out too late for the spring show….

25th May

…about 20 people assemble for this great moment where we each have one sentence to say. I ask Joe if he knows what he will be talking about (the centenary…

15th March

…Scroll’ – Betula utilis ssp jacquemontii ‘Himalayan Spirit’ – Betula utilis ssp albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ – Betula utilis ssp albosinensis ‘Red Panda’ – Betula ‘Fascination’ – Betula ermanii ‘Mt Zao…

28th November

…‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Hokusai’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Matsumae Fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Crataegus x lavalleei ‘Carrierei’ Acer x freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ below White Styles…