6th April

…sinogrande not yet fully out. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron kesangiae just emerging. Rhododendron kesangiae Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ just coming out rather early. Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’…

8th May

…selected by Joe McDaniel of Illinois University. Another for the collection. Magnolia ‘Champaign’ The three Fairy Michelias all just out together in a row. Michelia ‘Fairy Blush’ – just out….

31st March

…of them been over cooked I thought. 1901 – JCW The following show colour – Commodore, Griflamme, Firework, Dante just picked, Jacko, Glory of Leiden just shows colour, also G…

4th March

…Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’s’ in Old Park just coming to its best show. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ Isla, Lamorna and Bea in Old Park. Isla, Lamorna and Bea in Old Park Magnolia…

8th March

…so I guess). What a bloody muddle this is becoming! ‘Michael’s Purple’ is not MSI registered unless very recent indeed. This plant is just beside the seat in the Camiellia…

2nd April

…bode well for show entries today. Rhododendron schlippenbachii just coming out on the drive. The clump in the garden is hardly showing yet. Rhododendron schlippenbachii Amelanchier lamarckii just out by…

25th April

…only just. Rhododendron‌ ‌russatum‌‌ Rhododendron‌ ‌russatum‌‌ Rehderodendron macrocarpum just out. Rehderodendron macrocarpum Still the odd flower left on the unnamed but record tree Camellia x williamsii. First flowers in November…

5th March

…‘Delicatissima’ Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Treve Holman’ – just one bud. Magnolia campbellii var. mollicomata ‘Treve Holman’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ – Gresham hybrid. Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Magnolia…

20th April

…elliptica just about to flower in Tin Garden. We have 2 other young plants but I think these are another species. Yellow buds opening white? Pomaderris elliptica Pomaderris elliptica Acer…

16th March

…barbatum, davidii, sutchuenense, moupinense, scabrifolium, lutescens, argeteum, arboreum, irroratum (only just), mucronulatum. Cerasus conradinae just opening.1914 – JCW One Cam reticulata on wall by Library. R argenteum and most arboreums…