23rd April

…williamsii ‘Charlotte Petherick’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Charlotte Petherick’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Charlotte Petherick’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Porthpean’ nearly over. ‘Lady Clare’ in the parentage? Camellia x williamsii ‘Porthpean’ Camellia japonica…

11th September

…flowers are semi-double and a darker pink than ‘September Charm’. Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Japanese anemones are an absolute must for every garden in September. 2017…

18th July

…hard so a short visit.Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ – squat growing and double white flowers Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ Agapanthus ‘Double Diamond’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Moonlight Star’ Agapanthus…

14th July

…about a third are in flower as yet:Agapanthus ‘Ever Sapphire’ Agapanthus ‘Ever Sapphire’ Agapanthus ‘Arctic Star’ Agapanthus ‘Arctic Star’ Agapanthus ‘Lapis Lazuli’ Agapanthus ‘Lapis Lazuli’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Agapanthus ‘Charlotte’ Then…

15th March 1897 – 2020

…alpine glasshouse at Rosemoor.Cyclamen repandum< Cyclamen repandum[/caption] Ipheion ‘Rolf Fiedler’ Ipheion ‘Rolf Fiedler’ Ozothamnus coralloides Ozothamnus coralloides Ipheion uniflorum Ipheion uniflorum Ipheion uniflorum ‘Charlotte Bishop’ Ipheion uniflorum ‘Charlotte Bishop’ Narcissus…

2nd May

…the Main Ride. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ The first flower high up on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Magnolia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ The tree-like…

13th August

…the greenhouse. Crassula arborescens Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’. Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Kirengeshoma palmata nicely in flower. Kirengeshoma palmata The viaduct towers over Leslie’s…

22nd November

…– CHW Two cherry trees by the sales point are superb today. Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’). Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Ichiyo’…

13th April

…of the bunch. Certainly a great contrast between leaf and flower as the name implies. Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’) Prunus ‘Matsumae-fuki’ (syn ‘Chocolate Ice’)…

27th May

…Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Azalea ‘Lemonara’ Gibraltar – five plants in this group mysteriously dead Azalea ‘Gibraltar’ Strawberry Ice – the best of the five separate clumps today Azalea ‘Strawberry Ice’ Azalea…

6th August

…good and can be seen from front door. Several Auriculatum hybrids still good – an azalea (red) under Denudata seedling nice. Very nice hydrangea on top of Donkey Shoe nursery….

6th October

…Nice autumn colour developing on Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ in the Isla Rose Plantation. Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ I attach a list of the ilex species collected by George Forrest on various…

9th January

…Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’. Azalea ‘Ledifolia Alba’ Frosted hydrangea leaves where the East wind caught them. Frosted hydrangea leaves Some ice still on the edges of the lake. some ice still…

12th March 1897 – 2020

…Camellia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia ‘Silver Ruffles’ Camellia “Fire ‘n’ Ice” has been photographed in the diary once before. In the rain I may not have done it justice. Camellia “Fire…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ – the same applies. This is Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’. Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Crystal Chalice’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ is by far the…

24th April

…Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ 2018 – CHW Last week’s heatwave while we were away in Ireland has certainly brought the rhodos rushing out but with a short…

2nd August

…a pure white ‘red hot poker’ before. Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Kniphofia ‘Ice Queen’ Olearia virgata, I think, in flower in the rain. Olearia virgata, Sorbaria tomentosa (possibly) var angustifolia with…

5th July

…‘Strawberry Ice’ Agapanthus ‘Strawberry Ice’ Parkinsonia aculeata – no idea what this is! Parkinsonia aculeata Parkinsonia aculeata Marsdenia oreophila – an odd but vigorous climber with hoya-like flowers. Marsdenia oreophila…

19th April

…Azara dentata Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ at its best. Pinkish in bud. Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron ‘Princess Alice’ Rhododendron valentianum is an elderly low mound. Rhododendron valentianum Rhododendron valentianum 2019 –…

1st January

…Camellia reticulata Camellia reticulata No ice on the lake and most of the earlier flooding has subsided. the lake A large Pinus insignis has snapped off in Lower Hellens in…