…sold before we ever see a flower. These are for an order and not for Chelsea. Dianthus ‘Mrs Sinkins’ Dianthus ‘Mrs Sinkins’ Tiarella ‘Appalachian Trail’ will be spot on for…

…Escallonia ‘Compacta Coccinea’ Sadly this is not quite a Dianthus ‘Mrs Sinkins’ which we are missing pictures of but hugely scented and had already been out for weeks. this is…

…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’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’…

…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 These have been…

…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…

…is one we always forget to propagate from cuttings. Need to remind Asia. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ This clump of Rhododendron formosum in the…

…Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata ‘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…

…May on Camellia japonica ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’. Camellia japonica ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’. Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘White Caviar’ 2025 –…

…to the plan. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ This Michelia doltsopa is now leafless but the new growth is starting to break out. Michelia doltsopa The Rhododendron ‘Moonstone Group’…

…no pink blotch? Very unlike the old plant on the main ride. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ The new Rhododendron williamsianum clump full out and…

…are so heavy that they bend the branches down so that you cannot really see the flowers properly. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs…

…and there.Rhododendron leucaspis now fully out. Rhododendron leucaspis Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ now fully out despite some wind browning. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’…

…the website. Attractive new growth and buds about to open. Viburnum hoangliense Viburnum hoangliense Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ now full out. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel…

…‘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 Osborne…

…of a small clump of what are said to be Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ seedlings in the plans. Hardly accurate but quite nice today. Two more still to flower. Rhododendron ‘Mrs…

…flower and the best camellia which we saw today. Camellia japonica ‘Willamina’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs G.W.Leak’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs G.W.Leak’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs G.W.Leak’ Rhododendron ‘Phyllis Korn’. Rhododendron ‘Phyllis Korn’ This Viburnum x…

…Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ is full out and well worth its place this early despite its colour. Pink fading to white. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ 2018 – CHW Jaimie…

…of the Decade’ winner. Mrs Dibley, from Dibleys Nurseries, who bred the wonderful plant herself, was then shown in her greenhouse thanking the president for “voting for this as his…

…this sort of magnolia. Magnolia ‘Slavins No 4’ Magnolia ‘Slavins No 4’ One of the first Gill Hybrids to show. This is what we call Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs…

…crosses with girls’ names. Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ A carpet of fallen flowers under Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ is another of the ‘girls’. Very…