29th July

…showing yet. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ and Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ and Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ just out by George’s…

24th July

…main garden and Old Park started. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ is getting going. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Very first (and earlier than usual) flowers on Eucryphia…

11th June

‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Our crosses on Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ remain intact – or the paper bags do anyway. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ This clump of rhododendrons was grown…

13th June

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ just out. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ First flower…

12th August

…Ross has felled a small dead beech below Donkey Shoe. small dead beech 2021 – CHW Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ making a great show on Hovel Cart Road. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’…

30th July

…and Hydrangea sargentiana Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ below Slip Rail enjoying the very wet summer. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ beside George’s Hut. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea sargentiana ‘Gold Rush’…

7th August

…small leaved rhododendrons dead big and small leaved rhododendrons In full shade another good Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’. I smelt it long before I saw the flowers. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ 2017…

28th August

…The contractors machinery 2024 – CHWThe self-sown Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ beside George’s Hut has now shed its flowers. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ We pollenated this ancient Magnolia dawsoniana years ago but…

4th May

…need to check with him. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ x ‘Moses Maroon’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ x ‘Moses Maroon’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ x ‘Moses Maroon’ Rhododendron ‘Graziellia’ (a Rhododendron roxianum cross judging…

26th June

…more frost damage. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ with plenty of flower high up. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ virtually leafless but having its last…

11th July

…child with George Blandford 60 years ago. Hydrangea ‘Libelle’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’. Hydrangea ‘Taube’ The first of the Rhododendron ‘Polar Bears’ to flower. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bears’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’. Hydrangea quercifolia…

28th July

…original plant old original plant A new clump of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ You could be forgiven for thinking there are now too many newish forms…

1st August

…rooted camellia cutting now all potted – 300 or so varieties. rooted camellia cutting Excellent liner plants of Pseudopanax also from New Zealand. Pseudopanax 2023 – CHW Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar

26th August

…Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ and Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Polar Bear’ and Hydrangea aspera ‘Villosa Group’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Skyfall’, some flowers still pure white,…

12th June

…Rhododendron auriculatum Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ (an auriculatum x (pink) decorum hybrid) also just showing colour. Early this year and also few flowers. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar

30th June

…flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’ as we near July. Magnolia ‘Genie’ This was once, 35 years ago, the stump of a Pinus radiata. Seedlings from Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ grew up around…

3rd September

…windblown and nearly dead four or five years ago but has now settled in. Polyspora longicarpa Polyspora longicarpa Yet another good Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’. Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’…

7th June

…of Michelia foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Michelia foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ The first flowers on Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ just emerging. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ First flowers just…

10th June

…‘Pink Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ smelling very lemonish. This is a superb magnolia with a long flowering span. Magnolia ‘Porcelain Dove’ New growth on Gevuina…

20th June

…just coming out. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ Another Stewartia monodelpha which probably also is not true to name. Two others in the far end of Kennel…