…over. So far all these new loderi plants are settling in well. Rhododendron loderi ‘Helen’ 2023 – CHW No coronation hangover and a gentle trip to look at new things….

…for the first time ever with us. A gentle light yellow flower with a large flower cluster. Lonicera tragophylla ‘Maurice Foster’ Lonicera tragophylla ‘Maurice Foster’ Clematis florida ‘Taiga’ got into…

…a gentle colour but, again, few flowers this year. Rhododendron ‘Penrose’ Rhododendron ‘Penrose’ Schefflera rhododendrifolia (CWJ 9375) most impressive at about 12-15 feet on a straight single stem. Schefflera rhododendrifolia…

…get the knives out.So a gentle push to normality without a stampede for the moment. Boris clearly hopes that with common sense and ‘awareness’ we can gradually recover the will…

…name! Schefflera delavayi? giant schefflera 2016 – CHW After a day of gentle warm rain Good Friday brings blue skies and a perfect day to admire the magnolias at their…

…an excellent High Sheriff dinner there hosted by Anthony. Why do gentle, nice and capable friends do something like this? I will never understand but let us stick to plants…

…an entirely new species to us. Looks tender but very gentle colours. Dichroa guizhou Dichroa guizhou Calocedrus formosanus – the undersides of the leaves are silvery-white and the topsides dark…

…the Isle of Wight. They are growers as well as garden centres and also grow Christmas trees.The few new plants seen were:Achillea ‘Lilac Beauty’ – a gentle colour Achillea ‘Lilac…

…doubt. I am left puzzled and stumped but it is a very gentle and attractive mix of colours. Can anyone help? [It is Magnolia ‘Hot Pants’ rather than Hot Lips]…

…heat. Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’ 2017 – CHW Gentle rain all day which is just what the garden needed. It is about three weeks since we…