27th May

…bit ponticumish and rather like ‘Mrs T Lowinsky’ as seen on Hillier’s stand at Chelsea. Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Kabarett’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ Rhododendron ‘Germania’ ‘Germania’ has a pleasing gentle colour for…

3rd April

…‘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’ Half…

11th March

‘Mrs D.W. Davis’ with its droopy habit and huge flowers is just out for the first time this year. Camellia ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D.W. Davis’ Syringa reticulata already…

25th February

…will need staking. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ layers These have been planted in a prepared site below Hovel Cart…

20th May

…Rhododendron ‘Mrs Lionel de Rothschild’ 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….

22nd May

…doltsopa 2019 – CHW Mrs Williams and Mrs Clarke hiding (exhausted) in the shade outside the exhibitors ‘tent’. Mrs Williams and Mrs Clarke Mary Berry and a BBC producer using…

23rd May

…(BSWJ 15185) Euonymus oxyphyllus (BSWJ 10815) with its first flowers here. Euonymus kachinensis (BSWJ 11608) is now fully out although the leaves are still yellowish. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C. Williams’. Rhododendron…

5th May

…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 Higher Quarry Nursery Bed…

3rd March

…down so that you cannot really see the flowers properly. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ The unnamed Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ hybrid…

12th May

…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…