16th July

…and Swiss daffodils growing wild too? Political correctness again of course but total ignorance, vandalism and worse in reality. crocosmia variety crocosmia variety crocosmia variety crocosmia variety 2016 – CHW…

26th April

…a large clump planted here 20 years ago. Rhododendron arboreum variety Rhododendron arboreum variety Rhododendron arboreum variety Enkianthus serrulatus now full out. Enkianthus serrulatus Primroses have seeded into the decaying…

30th November

…seed head on a Magnolia grandiflora variety. Magnolia grandiflora variety Still half decent flowers on Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Another Aesculus wangii with some surprisingly nice autumn tints….

27th May

…Ghent azalea variety late flowering Ghent azalea variety I thought I had seen enough Primula helodoxa on our Chelsea stand but there is now a good show outside my study…

31st March

…Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ nearly out – early for a x brooklynensis variety. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Magnolia ‘Tititare’ (x ‘M. ‘Vulcan’ x M….

1st April

…different. Plenty of cutting material here already. Camellia reticulata ‘Larry Piet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Larry Piet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lovely Lady’ – less like a conventional reticulata variety perhaps but nice enough….

9th August

…Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ Kirengeshoma palmata is difficult to grow well in a pot in the nursery but just coming into flower here in shade. Note no slug…

24th November

…are crinkly/curled and the flowers off red. An old windbreak plant with no (known) name. Camellia japonica variety Camellia japonica variety Camellia sasanqua ‘Sugar Dream’ is a really good new…

16th June

…Flower size a bit and perhaps hardiness? Carpenteria californica ‘Ladhams Variety’ Carpenteria californica ‘Ladhams Variety’ Iris siberica ‘Butter and Sugar’ is quite nice but a shy flowerer in a pot….

13th November

…palmatum variety Acer palmatum variety 2017 – CHW Vandalism on the bridge over the River Luney outside the Bottom Lodge. Clearly someone objected to the no parking sign on this…