…on Bond Street. Pterostyrax corymbosa Pterostyrax corymbosa A huge clump of Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ in Forty Acres. Biggest clump in the UK perhaps? Absolutely perfect today. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron…

…‘Pyramidalis’ Magnolia fraseri ‘Pyramidalis’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ has a scruffy habit. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson Cloud’ is a wonderful hawthorn! Better even than ‘Paul’s Scarlet’. Crataegus laevigata ‘Crimson…

…20 years. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ on of the old original hardy ponticum hybrids is nearly full out outside the back yard. There is nearly an acre of…

…good new young Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ at the far end of Old Park. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Neolitsea sericea ‘Yellow Leaf’ (CWJ 12830) – now a third form of N. sericea to admire….

…drive. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ The huge clump of Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ in 40 Acres is looking as good as ever. Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ Very few broadleaved elms have survived, still less produced their…

…cannot nibble this now with a higher wire netting surround. Mallotus japonicus Rehderodendron kweichowense (WWJ 12019) flowering properly. Rehderodendron kweichowense Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ outside the back yard nearly over before Chelsea….

…Slipper’ The deciduous azaleas below the Green Gate are quite a sight today. deciduous azaleas deciduous azaleas The huge clump of Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ in Forty Acres from a distance. Rhododendron…

…making 7 inches across. Double Avium is not fully open. 1916 – JCW Azaleas near their best. Sappho seedlings nearly over. Very near 1912, it is hot and dry. 1912…

…to droop down after they first emerge as a silvery light green. Autumn colour is matched by a spring surprise. Quercus coccinea Outside the back yard Rhododendron ‘Sappho’ is out….

…are very good and so Sappho hybrids. Calendulaceum is about opening. 1910 – JCW Just as in 1908. Viburnum just starting – C montana rubra gone. Maples over ripe. P…

…is good in the big beds. Standish hybrids are good and so Sappho x auklandii, Roylei just opening, but a very few Azaleas open. Azalea amoena is good. Azalea mollis…

…1915 – JCW Tubergen Iris, c reticulata, all early rhodo’s have gone over. Rockery Augustinii at their best, the outside ones are over. Orbiculare going back, Sappho hybrids open, and…

…heptaphlebium also planted last June. Note the purplish undersides to the leaves. Acer heptaphlebium Acer heptaphlebium Acer heptaphlebium Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ – an ancient hybrid not unlike ‘Sappho’…