22nd October

…and at its best. white flowered Camellia sasanqua white flowered Camellia sasanqua This John Deere tractor is 3 years old and worth £63K as a trade in for a new…

1st April

…x Michelia doltsopa ‘Silver Cloud’ Michelia maudiae. Michelia maudiae Michelia ‘Fairy White’. Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia ‘Fairy White’ Michelia cavalieri. Michelia cavaleriei Michelia doltsopa. Michelia doltsopa 2022 – CHW Rhododendron…

24th August

…the awards The ladies trophy. The ladies trophy The junior trophy. The junior trophy Lizzie wins the scurry with Drummer and Buddy is third. Lizzie wins the scurry with Drummer…

18th June

…Elm A late white rhododendron tinged pink in the group grown from Major Howell’s seeds 30 years or so ago. No idea at all of its name/parentage! A late white

27th August

…in the ladies competition and we risk a kiss. (After the recent ladies football world cup in Australia public kissing by male football officials is rather frowned upon). Speeches in…

26th April

…forwarding to Adrian Agley re dead New Zealand acers)Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ now full out in all its glory. Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Sorbus wardii in…

12th April

…One of the last of the New Zealanders to do so. Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ Magnolia ‘Tikitere’ RJW and Isla inspect Magnolia ‘Fairy White’. Magnolia ‘Fairy White’ Betula utilis jacquemontii ‘Pink Champagne’…

30th April

…out. Magnolia ‘Fairy Lime’ Magnolia foggii or Magnolia laevigata ‘White Caviar’. The label isn’t clear but the flowers are not M. foggii or white!? Magnolia foggii or Magnolia laevigata ‘White

21st May

…Hydrangea ‘Fairytale White’ Rhaphiolepis indica ‘White Cloud’ was however compact and an interesting finalist. Rhaphiolepis indica ‘White Cloud’ Salvia ‘Peach Melba’ – yet another fairly similar one to the many…

10th April

…flower too in the nursery:‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ speciosissima TELOPEA speciosissima Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’…

16th October

…smaller, white Camellia sasanqua smaller, white Camellia sasanqua Fuchsia and white Camellia sasanqua both in flower side by side! Fuchsia and white Camellia sasanqua The first Camellia sasanqua which suddenly…

7th April

…very late flowering white magnolia on Bond Street below the 4-in-Hand. It is so vigorous and so late that I think it must be the white form of Magnolia x…

21st December

…‘Dazzler’ Camellia hiemalis ‘Dazzler’ 2018 – CHW First flowers on the paler of the two original Camellia saluenensis by the ladies loo. A little later than last year but this…

18th April

…Sprenger’ – pinkish in bud opening white. Malus ‘Professor Sprenger’ Malus ‘Louisa’ – drooping habit and a gentle pink. Malus ‘Louisa’ Malus ‘White Angel’ – top heavy with flower and…

7th June

…We needed website photos. Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’ Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Cleopatra’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Eremurus ‘White Beauty Favourite’ Wisteria floribunda ‘Alba’. Flowering with the…

27th November

…very first flower on the darker (original) Camellia saluenensis by the ladies loo. The paler one beside it has been out for about a fortnight. Camellia saluenensis 2019 – CHW…

5th April

…kobus ‘White Elegance’ MAGNOLIA kobus ‘White Elegance’ b) First flowering (seen by me anyway) of Magnolia Kobus ‘Octopus’ and Magnolia Kobus ‘White Elegance’. Both look very vigorous but Octopus is…

6th April

…Rhododendron sinogrande on the drive with near white flowers. Rhododendron sinogrande 2022 – CHW White bluebells in a bluebell clump. White bluebells A large gathering for Lord Falmouth’s funeral yesterday…

25th April

…maudiae was the best thing at Furzey today. (Labelled M. doltsopa). Michelia maudiae Rhododendron triflorum – white form. Rhododendron triflorum – white form Rhododendron triflorum – the more conventional colour….

28th April

…the nursery today:Ribes speciosum Ribes speciosum Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Telopea ‘Shady Lady White’ Calothamnus quadrifidus – first flowers ever with us on the ‘one sided bottlebrush’. Calothamnus quadrifidus Our…