24th April

…and Neil with a large clump of the scented Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’. You can hardly see a leaf. Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ just coming out. Rather…

23rd April

…various camellias HOWARD ASPER various camellias DIDDYS PINK ORGANDIE 2015 – CHW RHODODENDRON ‘Harry Tagg’ RHODODENDRON ‘Harry Tagg’ The Scots are well informed on rhododendrons but not as expert as…

21st March

…‘Sun King’ A young Daphniphyllum oldhamii with reddish new growth. Daphniphyllum oldhamii Daphniphyllum oldhamii Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ excellent on Burns Bank. Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ Acacia full out…

13th April

…Prunus ‘Daikoku’ Prunus ‘Daikoku’ Sorbus yulana with its early leaves. Not very obviously Sorbus-like. Sorbus yulana Rhododendron monstroseanum fades a bit once out. Rhododendron monstroseanum Rhododendron monstroseanum Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’…

15th April

…Haddington’ A good young Rhododendron calophytum with its first two flowers. Rhododendron calophytum The scent at Donkey Show is superb – not least from these two clumps: Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’…

30th April

…Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ just coming out. Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’ 2020 – CHW The rain this week has been exactly what the garden and the farm crops have needed. I saw…

8th January

…intermedia ‘Harry’ very fine by the tills. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Harry’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’ a very good dark red. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Firecracker’ Hamamelis x…

18th April

…Magnolia ‘Purple Planets’ Malus ‘Obelisk’ – grows as its name implies. Malus ‘Obelisk’ Prunus ‘Spring Show’ growing away nicely. Prunus ‘Spring Show’ Prunus ‘Spring Show’ Malus ‘Harry Baker’ – pleasant…

3rd September

…of Rhododendron ‘Charles Michael’ is now dead. Rhododendron ‘Charles Michael’ 2016 – CHW A visit by Harry Watkins who is writing a PhD paper on magnolias. A very wet afternoon…