…flower and is much larger than plain laevifolia. Another good thing! Michelia laevifolia ‘Gail’s Favourite’ Michelia laevifolia ‘Gail’s Favourite’ Reversion in Quercus cerris ‘Argenteovariegata’ both as twigs and, in some…

…‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Gail’s Favourite’ – too small as yet to tell if this is any good. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Gail’s Favourite’ Rhododendron glanduliferum. Rhododendron griffithianum Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ – pinkish-red in…

…caultleyoides ‘Jeffery Thomas’ Roscoea caultleyoides ‘Jeffery Thomas’ Roscoea ‘Crûg Favourite’ Roscoea ‘Crûg Favourite’ Incarvillea zhongdianensis Incarvillea zhongdianensis Anemone rivularis Anemone rivularis Then on the Tregrehan stand: Gunnera insignis Gunnera insignis…

…We needed website photos. Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’ Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’. Flowering with the…

…front garden. Acer ‘White Tigress’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Gail’s Favourite’ at its absolute best. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Gail’s Favourite’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Gail’s Favourite’ Chamaerops humilis ‘Vulcano’. Chamaerops humilis ‘Vulcano’ Cercis griffithii –…

…certainly have added a whole bunch of magnolias to my wish list. I don’t think we asked you what your favourite tree was. Not necessarily my favourite but a huge…

…is exceptional and easily the best magnolia here today. One of Jim Gardiner’s favourites too. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Powder Puff’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Powder Puff’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Powder Puff’…

…Jim Trudgeon’s favourite deciduous azalea and responding badly to a cutting back 40 years ago where the cut back plants died. Those left are splendid today in a huge clump….

…favourite Crataegus – C. laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ Rhododendron orbiculare – a good form but nearly dead. Rhododendron orbiculare Euonymus hamiltonianus ‘Popcorn’ about to flower profusely. The…

…than in most years. The result is that many of the plants which are regular favourite shrubs for Chelsea are already over (Magnolias and Enkianthus) and we have therefore had…

…Magnolia laevigata ‘Gail’s Favourite’ was wonderful I think this M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ is better. M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ M. laevigata ‘Summer Snowflake’ Mahonia fortunei ‘Hunter Prince’ is dead. Why…

…yet another big leaf. Rhododendron rex Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp xanthocodon ‘Purpurellum Group’ – perhaps my favourite colour. Half the superb clump has died since last year. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp xanthocodon…

…Cuttings originally from Tregrehan. Podocarpus wangii Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ is now well established on the Tin Garden shed. My mother’s favourite rose. Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ Still a great…

…callidonta Enkianthus deflexus flowers much later than the other species and remains my favourite. Enkianthus deflexus Seed well formed on Berberis wilsoniae even though there are still some flowers showing….

…and Moorgate, where I worked for 10 years, has changed. 21 Moorfields, the old Lazards concrete building, is half demolished and with it ‘The City Boat’ our favourite ‘watering hole’…

…two next to it were not as on non-existent plants. Not exciting until it flowers. Nolina nelsonii Nolina nelsonii My favourite Ventnor plant is perhaps Prumnopitys taxifolia growing under the…

…dry everywhere. Rhododendrons turning up their toes everywhere. front of the main house front of the main house front of the main house My favourite Magnolia grandiflora in full show…

…garden that go with these plaques towards a new labelling programme? Podanthus ovalifolius – an old favourite with a few flowers left. Podanthus ovalifolius Bowkeria verticillata looking excellent and young…

…spinuliferum Rhododendron spinuliferum An Ilex species which I need to try to identify. An Ilex species An Ilex species Lady Anthea with her favourite tree. Lady Anthea Forde The house…

…far, unscarred by drought. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ 2021 – CHW My favourite edge of the moor’s garden noted for its roses which were sadly nearly overA second flush of flower…