…of Sally. Then we get to the royal visit. The RHS say they will bring the Queen to celebrate the Rhododendron Society centenary and will present us to her on…

…by. It is in the genes!Thank you! Garden of the year speech Garden of the year speech Garden of the year speech Garden of the year award Garden of the…

…to the BBC bleating I have not paid any heed online to the conspiracy theorists or those who have more medical knowledge and knowledge of how the NHS and the…

…kingiana (formerly Ilex insignis). Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana The other two have been identified as Ilex latifolia but bear no resemblance at all to the young plant. Leaves much smaller…

…around 10-12ft with arching stems which the deer nibble when they can reach. The flowers are nearly over here making this the first of the species to perform. The racemes…

…Quite a hint of pink in the tepals and therefore just a seedling of the true ‘Alba’. The shape of the flowers is more ‘Ethel Hillier’ or ‘Strybing White’. More…

…clear and were probably the work of the wartime evacuees here then. Today the carvings have been more or less obscured by the growth of the tree. Huge beech tree…

…of the stand centre of the stand The electrics for the fountain conk out again. If we fill the water feature completely top and bottom and the electric conks we…

…can then plant them out. Even then you do lose quite a few. All are destined for the very best places in the garden. Scented rhodos are very short lived…

…these figures up, they did. The error started in America, but didn’t end there. In healthcare, the US is very much the dog that wags the tail. The figures they…