…now I think I see where the name comes from having been rude about this last year. Magnolia ‘Pickards Stardust’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Stardust’ Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ with the sun at…

…Garden. Note the hints of darker pink as the flowers open. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ As usual, plenty of…

…that this is not just Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ but ‘Cornish Snow Michael’ or ‘Michael’ (after Charlie Michael the head gardener here until 1956). ‘Michael’, they say, is a larger /…

…nearly always out in mid-May and on our Chelsea stands. Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ Rhododendron ‘Michaels Pride’ Camellia cuspidata still in full flower in shade in the Rookery which is a…

…in the farmyard. laundry sorting and storage shed laundry sorting and storage shed laundry sorting and storage shed Having just paid an enormous bill for the Hovel conversion into two…

…8-10 degrees of frost. 1931 – JCW We had a frost last night which cleared the best lot of bloom we ever had on Rhodo’s on this day in March….

…first time so spring is in his step! Lizzie with ‘the pack’ Mia and Alfie still ‘standing’ after their first two hour garden tour! Mia and Alfie still Several video…

…‘Damaris’ just coming out on the Main Ride. One of the best yellows 40 years ago. Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ First flower out on the excellent Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’…

…Since I’m stuck at home most of the time, I’ve been working on difficult botany subjects like Michelias for example. And just before the start of the crisis we went…

…potted the first of last year’s rhododendron seedlings. Most of these are Rhododendron desquamatum and Rhododendron heliolepsis. last year’s rhododendron seedlings Nearby are well potted seedlings from last year’s sowing…