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

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

11th April

…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 new laundry…

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…

13th April

…to be 25 of these Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ at the Four in Hand. Three elderly plants survive – one only just. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Now to see all the Matsumae…

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

…which is early. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Likewise on Rhododendron ‘Tessa’ (moupinense x ‘Praecox’) which is a bit later than usual. It is more of an evergreen small shrub than…

9th April

‘Elizabeth’ now fully out. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Nice fresh growth on Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’. Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ Today’s care articles that I have been writing included euonymus so here…

16th April

…by anyone’s 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…