21st February

…rireii Rhododendron monosemanthum, a new species to us, with its first flower and hairy leaf stalks. The collector’s number is 5978. I assume Alan Clarke. Rhododendron monosemanthum Rhododendron monosemanthum Camellia…

14th February

…A rhododendron which is very probably Rhododendron brevinerve (Alan Clarke 4296 collection number) is nicely out and new to me. Planted in 2008 it definitely looks to be in the…

16th July

…excellens (Alan Clark 5615) is out much later than the more recently planted clumps by Georges Hut. It looks here much like Rhododendron nuttallii to me but that too is…

12th November

…place for rhododendrons and certainly not Alan Clark’s Vietnamese introductions. clearing of a laurel clump 2000 – FJW Corn being ploughed back in at Treluckey – large fields of maize…

11th July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2023 – CHW The Royal Isle of Wight County Show. Met Alan Titchmarsh who was enjoying…

7th April

…Symplocos dryophila Then a few more rhododendron species suddenly out. Rhododendron heliolepis (C&N 5758) – doubtful if this is correctly named although it was an Alan Clark wild collection. I…

28th May

…should try again with the original plant above the old Orchid House Nursery. Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron ‘Treberrick’ Rhododendron concinnum Pseudoyanthimum Group is one of Alan Clark’s raisings and…

31st March

…chance but was wrong. This looks a bit like Rhododendron racemosum in flower and leaf. An Alan Clark collection I assume. Plants purchased when he moved from his nursery which…

23rd March

…on one of them. Rhododendron Xiangense Rhododendron suoilenhense – just coming out. We planted another form of this nearby today with rather different leaves collected by Alan Clarke. Earlier than…

19th June

…obassia and Styrax hemsleyanus measured in 1964/6 by Alan Mitchell are long dead. However today I have found a fourth well grown tree of Styrax hemsleyanus. This one is in…