…by John Bond at Windsor under the first name. Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Pink Champagne’ 2018 – CHW More of the…

…(syn ‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ichiyo (syn ‘Pink Champagne’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’) may yet be the pick of the bunch. Certainly a great contrast…

…embarrassing 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…

…of this exceptional form. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ (‘Tortoiseshell Champagne’) – a Slocock hybrid. Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Champagne’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Fusilier’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’…

…What a display! Easy selling name too. Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ 2016 – CHW The two hectare plantation of camellias in the Portholland valley is…

…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’ Rhododendron fansipanense as we…

…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 a few flowers at the…

…please? It is clearly a large spreading evergreen tree but all the others I have seen elsewhere have had red berries. Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Pink Champagne’ Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Pink Champagne’ A…

…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…

…RCMG stand with Joe Swift. Four huge cameras and about 20 people assemble for this great moment where we each have one sentence to say. I ask Joe if he…