12th April

‘Lady Piet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lady Piet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lady Piet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Lady Piet’ Camellia reticulata ‘Nuccios Ruby’ – just one flower. Camellia reticulata ‘Nuccios Ruby’ Camellia reticulata ‘Butterfly Wings’…

26th April

…x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x Magnolia ‘Pink Surprise’ which is now called ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ or so I read in the Eisenhut book. ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ ‘LADY WOODSMAN’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x…

18th April

…next spring. Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ Likewise some young Rhododendron burmanicum. Rhododendron burmanicum Rhododendron burmanicum I peeled the bark off an elderly Betula albosinensis to…

6th May

…growth visible today only where there are no flower buds. Rhododendron megacalyx Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ beside the greenhouse. Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ Rhododendron ‘Tinkerbird’ is just coming out rather…

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’…

29th April

…the ladies loos. Camellia saluenensis Camellia saluenensis Prunus ‘Jo-Nioi’ nearly over after only a week. Prunus ‘Jo-Nioi’ A young Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ with flowers. Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ A similar young

18th May

…be Lady Alice! Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ The Fuchsia exorticatica growing beside the front door Lady Alice is flowering more profusely than I have ever seen it. There were flowers…

24th June

Lady’s Bedstraw I think. Galium verum or Lady’s Bedstraw Galium verum or Lady’s Bedstraw Lady Cynthia Carew Pole’s day lilies as good as over by the tower. The original names…

26th March

…Makes a robust hedge/windbreak. Camellia x williamsii ‘Ladys Maid’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Ladys Maid’ Two young plants of Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ are nicely out now as our three old…

9th June

…a young plant. Few Tilia species seem to flower at a young age. Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Quercus franchetii with flowers. Quercus franchetii Quercus franchetii 2022…

4th September

…missed Rhododendron emarginatum (CW & T6278). Rhododendron emarginatum (CW & T6278) A young Rhododendron arboreum dying after the drought. Rhododendron arboreum dying Deer damage to a main stem on Rhododedron…

6th August

…nice new entry in the catalogue one day. Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ Fuchsia ‘Lady Bacon’ 2015 – CHW A plant in the Higher Quarry Nursery has been another…

10th July

…the garden are the same age. embothrium Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ has this startling blue-white bi-coloured red effect but the mopheads soon burn in the sun. Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ Hydrangea ‘Lady

4th February

…flowers. Magnolia campbellii ‘Valentine’s Torch’ Very first pendulous flowers out on Camellia x williamsii ‘Lady’s Maid’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Lady’s Maid’ The ancient Hamamelis mollis in Lower Quarry Nursery is…

17th May

…coming out. Crataegus laevigata ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Silver Lady’? Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Leptospermum ‘Red Damask’. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ and Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’….

21st April

…Flowers on a young Crataegomespilus ‘Jules d’Asnières’ (Crataegus monogyna x Mespilus germanica). Crataegomespilus ‘Jules d’Asnières’ Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) with prickles on the stem. Eleutherococcus giraldii (BWJ 8091) Eleutherococcus giraldii…

24th May

…‘Porcelain Dove’ 2024 – CHW First tassel flowers on one of our young Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis trees. Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis Pterocarya macroptera var. insignis…

19th April

…split and half lost. Viburnum × burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’ Camellia reticulata ‘Fee de l’Aulne’ – again a tail ender. Camellia reticulata ‘Fee de l’Aulne’ A young Prunus ‘Tai-Haku’ coming on nicely…

20th April

…this before on young Lithocarpus. Lithocarpus harlandii 2024 – CHW This is Magnolia ‘Golden Goblet’ planted in 2007. Not much different from M. ‘Butterflies’ but none the worse for that….

4th March 1897 – 2020

…Clare’ which was in the teeth of the east wind. The wonders of spring! Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ Likewise on the Camellia x Williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’. Camellia x…