6th May

…red. Doing well in a quite exposed position near the Hotei seedlings. Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’ Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’ Rehderodendron macrocarpum is not out at Burncoose yet but this young tree…

8th May

…Magnolia ‘Martha Joan Leslie’ Magnolia ‘Martha Joan Leslie’ An unnamed good red rhododendron – perhaps ‘Halfdan Lem’? rhododendron – perhaps ‘Halfdan Lem’ rhododendron – perhaps ‘Halfdan Lem’ Exbucklandia populnea growing…

10th May

…Yuchelia is nearly over. Daybreak only just out but further comparison is merited. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’ is just coming out. What a red! Rhododendron ‘Halfdan Lem’…

25th May

…Chelsea a few times over the years. Rhododendron stamineum Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ now at its finest. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ The very scented Rhododendron excellens (C&H 7180) just…

16th May

…showing on Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ at the end of Bramble Field path next to Magnolia martinii which was flowerless this year. Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’…

18th May

…dying rhododendrons from previous droughts. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’. Rhododendron ‘Bobolink’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’. Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’…

2nd June

…– Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ at its best. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Syringa wilsonii now full out. Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii These wild growing Papaver cambricum beside the drive are a joy….

7th May

…Rhodendron ‘Halfdan Lem’for the socialist and ooh and aah brigade Rhododendron oldhamii – nice hairy foliage Rhododendron neeriflorum – – used to be a huge clump of this which flowered…

11th May

‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Cameo’ Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Cameo’ Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum Concatenans Group Rhododendron vaseyi was exceptionally good in shade. Rhododendron vaseyi Rhododendron vaseyi…

12th May

…Acer heldreichii Acer heldreichii Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ making a good show. Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ Azalea ‘Coccinea Grandiflora’ First flower is out on Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ You can…

22nd May

…photographs sent with the application rather than at the show at a formal presentation with the plant available. The problem was that some entries were pictures in a field or…

26th May

…Chelsea stand. Embothrium coccineum ‘Ñorquinco’ Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ at its very best. Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ Rhododendron ‘Fantasia’ Likewise Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ which has taken some time to open. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Magnolia…