18th April

…denudatum Rhododendron denudatum Rhododendron minus var. minus – a good group of four plants flowering copiously despite only being moved here last year. Rhododendron minus var. minus Rhododendron minus var….

23rd July

…mess and need rebuilding. hedges Lesser burdock or Arctium minus. Arctium minus Arctium minus Arctium minus This is Gallium mollugo or Hedge Bedstraw which is very common in Ventonveth hedgerows….

30th December

…year. Minus 5°C overnight with hail but bright and clear by day. The Echiums do not like it! Echiums Neither did the arum lilies which were in full growth as…

RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

…Carlyon’ Camellia ‘E T R Carlyon’ Camellia ‘E T R Carlyon’ A gigantic multi-stemmed Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Rhododendron ‘Minaura’ (minus x dauricum) an extraordinary colour…

15th July

…here. I have failed to find it in the nursery to photograph so now the job is done. It is Taiwanese in origin but apparently hardy to minus 10°. We…