…making a small tree. Aextoxicon punctatum Aextoxicon punctatum Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ according to the plan. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Furnivall’ This Michelia doltsopa is now leafless but the new…

…ever see a flower. These are for an order and not for Chelsea. Dianthus ‘Mrs Sinkins’ Dianthus ‘Mrs Sinkins’ Tiarella ‘Appalachian Trail’ will be spot on for the stand as…

…Caragana arborescens ‘Walker’ Three plants of supposedly Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’ but no pink blotch? Very unlike the old plant on the main ride. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J C Williams’…

…W Davis’ with huge undamaged flowers. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ Our gardening weekend and the first of two tours here during the day. Present…

…disappointing this year. I was wrong and spoke far too soon! primroses Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C. Williams’ now full out. Rhododendron ‘Mrs J.C. Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Ciliicalyx’ making a good show. Rhododendron…

…to ‘Mrs D W Davis’. Perhaps the best new camellia to emerge since the cold and snow. Aptly named too! Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Camellia cuspidata finally full…

…girls’ names. Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ A carpet of fallen flowers under Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Magnolia ‘Ann’ is another of the ‘girls’. Very odd and…

…in the plans. Hardly accurate but quite nice today. Two more still to flower. Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ Rhododendron ‘Mrs Butler’ A pheasant has pecked off the flower head of the…

…Camellia ‘Kick Off’ A decent large flower now out on Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’. Just the start. Camellia ‘Mrs D W Davis’ The nobbled and gnarled bark on an…

…clutched a plant of Streptocarpus ‘Harlequin Queen’ which was Plant of the Year in 2010 and announced it as ‘Plant of the Decade’ winner. Mrs Dibley, from Dibleys Nurseries, who…