…none the worse for that and late flowering. Camellia ‘Emperor of Russia’ Camellia ‘Emperor of Russia’ Placing out the large rhododendrons from Rookery Nursery into their final planting positions. The…

…in the cuttings season for Asia and Cressy. Camellia japonica ‘Emperor of Russia’ Camellia japonica ‘Emperor of Russia’ Horrid squirrel damage on 15-20 year old beech trees in Kennel Close…

…‘Red Emperor’ – again. Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Very fine cones on Abies spectabilis. We need to acquire this! Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies…

…have put this where more people will see it. Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Opal’. Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Opal’ Magnolia ‘Watermelon’ – another good new magnolia flowering for the first…

…‘Felix Jury’ x M. Genie).v Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ (Gresham Hybrid). Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia ‘Cup Cake’. Magnolia ‘Cup Cake’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia…

…our Magnolia x soulangeana varieties. The first decent flower on Magnolia ‘Emperor’. This looks to be going to give M. ‘Felix Jury’ genuine competition. Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Emperor’ Magnolia ‘Big…

…in our climate. This is the third variety to flower in the nursery this year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Passiflora edulis with a couple of fruits…

…in a Pot – a gift from Hayloft. I couldn’t smell g&t today. Philotheca myoporoides Rhododendron hypoleucum – a seedling from OP12168 with dainty flowers. Formerly Ledum hypoleucum from Russia…

…I read this nonsense in the newspapers and then Jim Gardiner sent me the attached cutting. One wonders if we are really living in Putin’s Russia when such an act…

…Crataegus brachyacantha, the Blueberry hawthorn, from the southern US states. We have yet to see any blue-black fruits. Crataegus brachyacantha Crataegus brachyacantha Crataegus ambigua – Russian hawthorn. Very similar to…

…days, than in 1903. 1903 – JCW Sir Watkins, Emperor, Horsfieldii, 116, Artemis all out and Princep Mary, Albatross, Seagull, Caerhays, G Spur, H Irving, Maximus and Victoria at their…

…as the above, but I see no Emperor but plenty of Princep Mary, Victoria, Sir Watkin etc, it is a very early year so far and we have had hundreds…

…– one Cam reticulata open. Rho praecox half open. 1904 – JCW Dauntlep open but nothing else in the way of Sir W, Horsfieldii or Emperor. 1901 – JCW None…

…Watkins, Emperor, Horsfieldii, 116, Artemis all out and Princep Mary, Albatross, Seagull, Caerhays, G Spur, H Irving, Maximus and Victoria at their best, King A, Sirius, G Bell and RRB…

…Emperor’. Papaver rupifragum ‘Flore Pleno’ and Sedum ‘Purple Emperor’ Papaver rupifragum ‘Flore Pleno’ and Crocosmia ‘Paul’s Best Yellow’. Papaver rupifragum ‘Flore Pleno’ and Crocosmia ‘Paul’s Best Yellow’ Crassula arborescens in…

…pseudocamellia Quercus imbricaria even better than a week ago. Quercus imbricaria Quercus imbricaria Quercus coccinea stunning too. Quercus coccinea Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Red Emperor’ Fothergilla intermedia ‘Blue…

…Thols and Graf tulips show colour. Golden Bell and Sirius out, half Emperor and Emprep only just, many seedling trumpets. 1897 – JCW [?] open, Weardale, G of Leiden, C…

…and slow weather. 1901 – JCW The above show colour except G Bell, have picked a C J Backhouse. 1900 – JCW Have put under glass to open Emperor, Empress,…

…open on Reticulata, Ciliatums at their best, Doronicums a few out, Emperor half, [?] a few, Weardale burst bud, Alpernina well out, Magnolia halleana well out. (Sirius came out 1898.)…

…seedlings, Horsfieldii out. 1902 – JCW Several Princep Mary, North S, some C J Backhouse, an old Emperor, most of the Sir Watkin, a few M Humes, two King A,…