…vaguer and prone to confusion. 2018 – CHW Victoria Medal of Honour To London (and back) in a day to receive the Victoria Medal of Honour from the RHS President,…

…is full out. ENKIANTHUS ‘Victoria’ Enkianthus ‘Victoria’ – is again quite a sight. Its reddish striped bells are more elongated and not quite as far out as ‘Vesta’. Today is…

…was starting to colour up nicely. Apple ‘Coxs Orange Pippin’ Plum ‘Victoria’ was also loaded with fruit. Plum ‘Victoria’ Plum ‘Victoria’ Escallonia ‘Compacta Coccinea’ was looking good and makes a…

…all also G Spur, some few Reticulata and Ciliatum. Picked the first Southern Star, many Victoria out.1901 – JCW An odd Victoria open, 23 nearly open, one Ciliatum early seedling,…

…days, than in 1903. 1903 – JCW Sir Watkins, Emperor, Horsfieldii, 116, Artemis all out and Princep Mary, Albatross, Seagull, Caerhays, G Spur, H Irving, Maximus and Victoria at their…

…and a cottage garden with great interest. A fine Clematis viticella ‘Dark Eyes’ growing up through an apple tree. Clematis viticella ‘Dark Eyes’ Clematis viticella ‘Dark Eyes’ Victoria plums developing…

…pleasant combination of Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’ and Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’. Lobelia cardinalis ‘Queen Victoria’ and Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ Here is another – Euphorbia characias ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ and Heuchera ‘Obsidian’….

…Road. I am slightly too late.Enkianthus campanulatus albiflorus is a good red. Enkianthus campanulatus albiflorus Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ starting to go yellow. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ – the…

…unlabelled Enkianthus (unlabelled on the planting plan too but I suspect Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ or ‘Victoria’ from its growth habit). It has clearly got its seasons badly wrong and is…

…E Southern Star, Sirius, 221, and 224 from the open. Horsfieldii shows colour, nearly all the Victoria are open, picked several Reticulata.1897 – JCW One third of the flowers open…

…show colour except G Bell, have picked a C J Backhouse. 1900 – JCW Have put under glass to open Emperor, Empress, Horsfieldii, Victoria, G Bell as all showing colour….

…bark) was a Kingdom Ward collection from Mount Victoria in Burma. Tom’s father grows this in New Zealand. Rhododendron albotomentosum Rhododendron albotomentosum Rhododendron albotomentosum Rhododendron albotomentosum Camellia chekiangoleosa has peculiar…

…month. 1914 – JCW Some Clematis fasciculiflora open, nice lot of Coum, Cirrhosa very good, not much else. 1900 – JCW Some Aconite up. 1899 – JCW Victoria breaking ground….

…the RHS president arrives in the afternoon post advising me that the RHS council have decided to award me the Victoria Medal of Honour. Good party with Jaimie and all…

…the flowers shown close up. Laburnocytisus ‘Adamii’ Laburnocytisus ‘Adamii’ Laburnocytisus ‘Adamii’ Magnolia x wieseneri and Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’. Magnolia x wieseneri Enkianthus deflexus remains my favourite species with its huge…

…Not much of a march on our Lobelia ‘Queen Victoria’ though. Lobelia ‘Starship Scarlet’ Lobelia ‘Starship Scarlet’ A few shots of Liatris scariosa ‘Alba’ may be an improvement on what…

…Salmon’ is a pleasant pink with dark brown leaves like the popular Lobelia ‘Queen Victoria’. Lobelia ‘Fan Salmon’ Lobelia ‘Fan Salmon’ Rudbeckia ‘Tiger Eye Gold’ is a lowish growing good…

…president’s lunch ends with Monty Don being awarded a Victoria Medal of Honour. (He is the late Peter Seabrook’s successor to this award). Hurriedly we get under way and my…

…Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ Decaisnea fargesi Disporum longistylum Zantedeschia ‘Pink_Flamingo’ Podophyllum persepele ‘Spotty Dotty’ I was quite wrong about the enkianthus and embothrium being too far out to…

…yet out by any means (eg ‘Victoria’ and Enkianthus deflexus). Enkianthus campanulatus albiflorus Enkianthus campanulatus albiflorus Enkianthus campanulatus albiflorus The buds on Styrax odoratissimus (veitchiorum) are now just out. Styrax…