26th April

…‘Star Wars’ now is. Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ Rhododendron ‘Blue Tit’ A fine Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ with branches weighed down by the weight of its flowers. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ This sort…

10th April

…var humile Daphnephyllum macropodum var humile Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ absolutely stunning and full out in the sun. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Eriobotrya deflexa with its first set of reddish-brown new growth….

13th April

…one only just. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Now to see all the Matsumae cherries planted last autumn flowering for the first time here.Prunus ‘Matsumae-hanagasa’ (syn ‘Pink Parasol’) is putting on…

11th April

…2021 – CHW Still cold overnight with a cold north wind. We need a day’s rain urgently now.Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ just coming out at the Four in Hand. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ The…

24th February

…smaller flowers. Magnolia campbellii ‘Elizabeth Holman’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Elizabeth Holman’ Magnolia campbellii ‘Sir Harold Hillier’. Another named Alba Group seedling which is just as pink and very nearly the same…

1st May

…‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Rhododendron ‘Beauty of Littleworth’ Still decent flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’ as they usually are in May. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ and Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ are not usually…

3rd March

…‘Royalty’ Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ on a perfect day. Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ The original Magnolia campbellii. Magnolia campbellii The best Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’…

6th April

…be right! Deciduous Azalea Deciduous Azalea Deciduous Azalea First flowers showing on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ which is early. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Likewise on Rhododendron ‘Tessa’ (moupinense x ‘Praecox’) which is…

9th April

…6350 Rhododendron suoilenhense now fully out and very splendid. Rhododendron suoilenhense Rhododendron suoilenhense A Rhododendron oldhamii just coming out. Rhododendron oldhamii Rhododendron oldhamii Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ now fully out. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’…

16th April

…standards which bodes badly for Chelsea cut flowers. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ full out now at the Four in Hand and quite a sight for visitors. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii…