…x micromalus Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ still full out on 1st June. Camellia japonica ‘Mathotiana Rubra’ Deciduous azaleas at the Green Gate to welcome visitors. Deciduous azaleas Rhododendron stamineum, the…

…‘Alice’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’ No problem with weevil in the Agapanthus flowers this year. Agapanthus flowers 2024 – CHW Despite the welcome rain recently and the remarkably wet summer so…

…Old Park. Rhododendron calophytums Salix hookeriana has attractive catkins but nothing like as good as ‘Mount Aso’. Salix hookeriana Salix hookeriana 2022 – CHW A welcome bit of rain overnight.Magnolia…

…3 or 4 years. 2022 – CHW Despite some welcome light rain the woodland garden flowering of rhododendrons, camellias and (most) magnolias is now fast approaching the end of the…

…welcome heavy rain overnight and more to come to dampen the Jubilee festivities. rain Another decent plant of Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei in full flower. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Bladders…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Welcome heavy rain and you can see everything growing and looking well. Frankie…

…years ago Tail end flowers on Rhododendron falconeri in July in the welcome drizzle. Tail end flowers on Rhododendron falconeri 2023 – CHW A young Acer forrestii in the Isla…

…Welcome relief after the grant forms! 2015 – CHW More welcome heavy rain and wind all night and most of the day. The hydrangea flower heads have been smashed to…

…Cotoneaster tengyuehensis may well be dying. Cotoneaster tengyuehensis Cotoneaster ‘Saint Andrews Blaze’ was a welcome gift from Fromefield. Not fully ripe and coloured yet. Cotoneaster ‘Saint Andrews Blaze’ Cotoneaster ‘Saint…

…number of old Camellia japonicas in the Rookery to make a good new planting place up from the now flowering well Melliodendron. pleasantly warm and wet week pleasantly warm and…

…the lichen blobs with warm water which we did today in the rain. It looks much better from below. blobs of lichen blobs of lichen An interesting article is attached…

…after, all, doing a vocational job which they signed up for risks and all. The BBC started its Easter Sunday news not with something peaceful, warm or nice. In fact…

…‘Jane Platt’ growing in shade on Hovel Cart Road. Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ Azaleas and Rhodos now planted in Higher Quarry Nursery as we await the welcome rain to come…

…pity we do not have a picture of the wrecked roof.Welcome warm rain this afternoon as the leaf on the trees fills out.Karol’s picture of the leaf stipules (scars on…

…was RHS President. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ The dogs bring me a still warm dead squirrel with blood on the back of…

…Burncoose stand with flowers. Huodendron tibeticum Azalea viscosum. Azalea viscosum 2022 – CHW Nursery day today – warm but welcome rain overnight. A huge clump of Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’. Lupinus…

…days and even less in this strong warm east wind. The three outer sepals recurve as, it would seem, in all Manglietia. Manglietia chingii Manglietia chingii The shrubby Styrax limprichtii…

…is now about 15ft tall. The tree has anti-cancer properties. Tregrehan did have a plant but New Trees records it as ‘fizzling out’ in a warm but dry location. Camptotheca…

…spelling error or is this another species? The leaves look correct as far as the pocket guide goes. Another welcome new addition to the species collection. Rhododendron gongshanense Rhododendron gongshanense…

…doing the refurbishment works. KPK Builders Wheeler Roofing 2022 – CHW A warm but somewhat overcast Good Friday. Karol and I managed three bits of filming including the Rhodoleia and…