20th March

…evergreen Quercus marlipoensis just planted out. Quercus marlipoensis Quercus marlipoensis Strobilanthes rankanensis – Asia has this in full flower. We were given a plant of this last year by Lawrence

27th May

…could now try to recreate the cinnarbarinum x concatenans cross which produced ‘Caerhays Philip’, ‘Caerhays John’ and ‘Caerhays Lawrence’. These died out in the mildew/rust epidemic 25 years ago which…

8th April

…grants. How remarkably petty and spiteful (but typical) of them! Their chief medical officer’s performance rather sums it up.I attach a communication from Lawrence Banks with photographs. We had been…

16th June

…six turned up). Sad news that Lawrence Banks of Hergest Croft garden has just died. One of the RHS titans of the woody plant world and a family friend for…

15th September

…gift from Hergest Croft Gardens (Lawrence & Elizabeth Banks) and is clearly very rare. Clearly tender too so it must come back inside for the winter. Here are its first…