19th May

…Nyssa sinensis Nyssa sinensis Rhododendron polyandrum and Rhododendron crassum are very similar. The difference seems to be the contorted branch growth of polyandrum. Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron griersonianum has…

14th May

…pleasant pink hue. Jaimie’s hybrids Jaimie’s hybrids Jaimie’s hybrids Rhododendron polyandrum beside it. Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron polyandrum Rhododendron davidsonianum above the Main Quarry is the best show in the garden…

5th May

…Rhododendron polyandrum below Donkey Shoe. Rhododendron polyandrum A hidden away and easily forgotten Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ near the Quercus acuta. Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ A good flowering year for Rhododendron concinnum. Rhododendron concinnum…

25th May

…A good new crop of Jacaranda mimosifolia growing on well after suffering in the March frosts. Jacaranda mimosifolia Rhododendron polyandrum is out a fortnight after the very similar Rhododendron crassum….

1st June

…bad for a supposed dwarf grower. Plentiful but pale flowers. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Rhododendron polyandrum a little later into flower than Rh. crassum which is very similar….

4th June

…nuttallii Rhododendron polyandrum still has decent flowers, as here, but the very similar Rh. crassum is just over. Rhododendron polyandrum First flowering here of a recently planted Syringa wilsonii (now…

9th May

…– a Millais Nurseries bred hybrid of excellent quality flowering with us for the first time. Presumably Rhododendron polyandrum x Rhododendron royalii although I have not yet looked it up….

20th June

…The Rhododendron maddenii above Orchid House Nursery with its unusually huge flower trusses compared to Rhododendron maddenii subsp. crassum or Rhododendron polyandrum which flower earlier. Well worth Asia taking cuttings…