…‘Mary Rose’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ in the Rockery. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ Rhododendron lepidostylum holds its flower singly or in pairs. Rhododendron lepidostylum Rhododendron lepidostylum 2024 – CHW…

…‘Ginny Gee’ (right) look superb today. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ (left) and ‘Ginny Gee’ (right) Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ (left) and ‘Ginny Gee’ (right) Rhododendron ‘Yaku Fairy’ not as floriferous as usual….

…Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ These Rhododendron russatum are the last survivors of a once large old clump. Interesting colour variation. The podocarpus needs cutting back from the paler…

…point. Magnolia ‘Royal Splendour’ Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ and Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ and Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ just coming out. Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ Rhododendron morii at…

…quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ which is a spreading variety which does not grow tall like ‘Burgundy’. Planted in 2005 below Slip Rail. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Pee Wee’ Hydrangea…

…today. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ just out in Rookery. Rhododendron ‘Wee Bee’ John Bond’s Magnolia ‘Columbus’ (M. denudata x M. veitchii) is just coming out on Bond Street. Most years much…

…last autumn. Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Sorbus folgneri ‘Emiel’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ turns yellow when full out! Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Azalea ‘White Throat’, a double, is just coming…

…now flowering well on its drooping branches. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ looking superb too. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Betula…

…and I have never seen this one. Rhododendron ‘Glebe’s Surprise’ Rhododendron ‘Bridget’. Rhododendron ‘Bridget’ Rhododendron ‘Gloria’. Rhododendron ‘Gloria’ Azalea ‘Wee White’. Azalea ‘Wee White’ Rhododendron insigne. Rhododendron insigne Rhododendron maddenii…

…Easter egg hunt. The end of the Easter egg hunt Bee with her new Camellia collection plaque. Bee with her new Camellia collection plaque Zara with the new Amelanchier collection…

…You would not inflict it even on your mother-in-law. Clearly an American product presumably as seed via the Magnolia Society International. MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ MAGNOLIA ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’…

…reference books? Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ in bud and flower – just as good today as ‘Lois’? Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Newly planted…

…to see how we are ‘getting on’ which is unexpected. The Historic Houses association newsletters have been useful in the last two weeks as well. Amusingly the Scottish government has…

…the best picture of these two. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ and Camellia x williamsii ‘Donation’ Rhododendron ‘Ginny Gee’ just coming out in the Rockery. ‘Wee Bee’ nowhere near out yet. Rhododendron…

…and scorched early new growth. Quercus moorii Quercus moorii 2019 – CHW I had been hunting Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ for some weeks and finally found it well up the drive….

…Bee’ is looking good on the drive but not as good as ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Enkianthus hirtinervus is just out, much later into flower than every…

…200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’) The amazing 200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’) The amazing 200 year old (grafted) weeping beech. (Fagus sylvatica…

…in a week’s time for Chelsea and which will remain looking decent for the week of the show itself.It has been a very late spring but the warm weather in…

…‘Summer ‘Solstice’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Summer ‘Solstice’ Rhododendron niveum every bit as good as what we saw in Northern Ireland last week. Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron niveum Flower buds (usually single) on…

…plant of Magnolia ‘Green Bee’. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Exochorda tianschanica. Exochorda tianschanica New growth on Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Rhododendron hanceanum (Wilson 4255) at Rosemoor last…