13th April

…tree. Hilliers say it is ‘small’. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ 2018 – CHW At the nursery for various meetings on an overcast day.The new Distyllum racemosum ‘Blue Cascade’ has attractive…

20th April

racemosum. Rhododendron racemosum Planted only last year but already the first flowers on several of the clump of Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’. Rhododendron ‘Michael’s Pride’ Despite what I said a couple…

10th March

…offset nicely by Ilex mutchagara. Magnolia ‘Shirazz’ A clump of Rhododendron moupinense on the drive. Rhododendron moupinense And also of Rhododendron racemosum. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Magnolia (Michelia) macclureii is…

20th March

…pure white form of Rhododendron racemosum. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Paulownia elongata flowering in a pot in the greenhouse. A gift from Malcolm Pharoah and Marwood Hill Garden. I do…

2nd May

…‘Mixed up Mess’ Michelia ‘Mixed up Mess’ An ancient white form of Rhododendron racemosum. Normally this is pink. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ is rushing into flower…

30th March

…well worth growing. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Champaign’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Champaign’ Wild collected Rhododendron racemosum in Old Park flowering especially well. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum New gates and a nice…

3rd April

…planting A good Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling above the rhododendron planting. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ A new clump of Rhododendron racemosum (pink form) just starting to flower. Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum

14th April

…Rhododendron racemosum Rhododendron racemosum Magnolia ‘Genie’ still looking splendid above the Crinodendron Hedge weeks and weeks after we first saw it in this blog. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Patriot’…

13th February

…[Out presumably on this day] Rhodo’s – Sulfureum, Lutescens, Bayleyi, Davidsonianum, Irroratum, Dahuricum semp’s, Mucronulatum, Racemosum, Scabrifolium, Ririei, Quinquefolium, Moupinense, Thomsonii, Barbatum, Obtusum, Parvifolium, Rubiginosum.1915 – JCW Only Cyclamineus and…

22nd February

…‘Hiraethylin’ Asia has grown a nice plant of the pure white form of Rhododendron racemosum. We have one very old plant in the garden of this unusual white form (normally…