…its parents or siblings. Good fun! Whoever saw a Norwegian with a brown arm? R. ‘Mrs J C Williams’ RHODODENDRON ‘Mrs J C Williams’ Better mention Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C…

…Mrs Kendall who used to come to collect these each year to make her own quince jam is no longer with us. I DETEST the smell of quinces! Perhaps I…

…Rail is, as usual, full of fruit which will turn yellow when ripe. Old Mrs Kendall from Rescassa who sadly died last year used to come and collect them in…

…Alan Clark wild collection. I may well stand corrected! (In ririei opening.) Rhododendron heliolepis Rhododendron heliolepis Rhododendron araiophyllum (C&N 5796) – first proper flowering and correct (in ririei opening). Rhododendron…

…for another year.Alan Clark delivers the following rhododendrons from his Vietnamese collection. I am tied up with a shoot but see him briefly at the front door. collage of autumn…

…a (still small) Magnolia ‘Anne Rosse’ x Magnolia ‘Purple Breeze’. First bud showing colour on the new Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Lime’. Magnolia (Michelia) ‘Fairy Lime’ Another of Alan Clarke’s introductions…

…involucrata ‘Mrs Pope’ Salvia involucrata ‘Mrs Pope’ Asphodeline lutea setting seed – introduced 1596. Asphodeline lutea One of the 4 historic cedars below over last December. The Royal Family bought…

…macabeanum now full out with Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ behind it. Rhododendron macabeanum Good to see the elderly Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ still flowering away. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’…

…as multi stemmed clumps which have been separated with care and will need staking. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers…

…Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lasca Beauty’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C.Williams’ is just opening. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C.Williams’ Camellia ‘Dream Castle’, which was cut back 2 years ago, is restored to…

…(BSWJ 11608) is now fully out although the leaves are still yellowish. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C. Williams’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C. Williams’ Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’ at its best. Magnolia ‘Blue Opal’ Magnolia…

…‘Miss Honeybee’ The Michelia doltsopas are now back into full leaf thankfully. Michelia doltsopa 2019 – CHW Mrs Williams and Mrs Clarke hiding (exhausted) in the shade outside the exhibitors…

…now full out. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Rhododendron yakushimanum looking good as well in a clump on Burns Banks. Rhododendron yakushimanum Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red…

…Juglans ailantifolia? Juglans major Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ is one we always forget to propagate from cuttings. Need to remind Asia. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel…

…‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron concinnum Pseudoyanthimum Group is one of Alan Clark’s raisings and in the new species section of Old Park. Quite pretty but fades in colour….

…and this has been burnt up as well. Not a place for rhododendrons and certainly not Alan Clark’s Vietnamese introductions. clearing of a laurel clump 2000 – FJW Corn being…

…leucaspis and Rhododendron augustinii Magnolia ‘Daphne’ is just coming out. The best yellow as usual. Magnolia ‘Daphne’ Magnolia ‘Daphne’ This is Alan Clark’s collection number 5663 which we have labelled…

…Rhododendron yunnanense. Rhododendron oreothrephes Rhododendron oreothrephes Supposedly Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubrum from an Alan Clark collection. The flower does not begin to fit the very dark red of the ‘Pocket…

…main index). An Alan Clark collection. Rather good today and there are 2 separate plants in flower. Rhododendron mengtszense (AC 5663) Rhododendron mengtszense (AC 5663) Rhododendron mengtszense (AC 5663) A…

…wrong. This looks a bit like Rhododendron racemosum in flower and leaf. An Alan Clark collection I assume. Plants purchased when he moved from his nursery which came here in…