2nd January

…hedge. A decent Rhododendron sinogrande has been flattened but it just missed Persea japonica in the foreground (three ‘japonicas’ in two days!). silver fir silver fir silver fir Camellia ‘Mary…

1st April

…doltsopa and Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’. Well worth a name and quite outstanding. It will perhaps be the best thing flowering in the exhibit unless it drops overnight. Very silvery…

13th March

…just showing on Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ 2023 – CHW A few pictures of the family and guests over the weekend. Baby Zara at breakfast. Baby Zara at…

18th March

Baby’ just out. Camellia ‘Gay Baby’ Camellia ‘Gay Baby’ Magnolia ‘Joe McDaniel’ flowering as well as I have ever seen it above the Crinodendron Hedge. Magnolia ‘Joe McDaniel’ The unnamed…

23rd March

…more doltsopa (nearly as good as Tom’s M. maudiae on Friday?). seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ seedlings from Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Rhododendron…

5th April

…no catkins. Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ Betula utilis ssp.jacquemontii ‘Silver Shadow’ 2018 – CHW To Belvoir Castle to plan…

24th May

…and they have been awarded a silver medal (note, not the same as a silver gilt). But then the skulduggery starts with the RHS clearly feeling embarrassed that the key…

17th May

…Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Unknown but spectacular rose….

31st December

‘Silver Anniversary’ Camellia ‘Silver Anniversary’ I had been expecting Rhododendron ‘Crossbill’ to show any day but nothing yet on the old plants on the Main Ride. Here a youngster is…

17th November

…as well as the five different original 1895 sasanqua plants growing on the castle wall. ‘Navahoe’ ‘Navahoe’ ‘Navahoe’ ‘Silver Dollar’ ‘Silver Dollar’ ‘Silver Dollar’ ‘Rosea Plena’ – very yellow foliage…