3rd April

…Narcissus ‘Geranium’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ Narcissus ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ 2019 – CHW Still no rain!A flower on the large Rhododendron sinogrande which we took up to Chelsea two…

27th March

…champion tree of Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ 2019 – CHW Some newish magnolias in Kennel Close.In a magnificent Michelia year Michelia ‘Touch of Pink’ (it…

27th May

…Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ is orange-red in bud opening yellow. The plants are absolutely covered in flower. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Petticoats’ Rhododendron ‘Lady Montagu’ was nearly over but some…

29th May

…a rather delicate forerunner to ‘Daviesii’ perhaps but no scent today. delicate white-blotched yellow deciduous azalea delicate white-blotched yellow deciduous azalea Rosa roxburgii has its first flowers after its recent…

2nd November

…flavidum is one of its parents and often has an autumn show too as we saw earlier but nothing like this. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’…

29th September

…show in Penvergate. Magnolia ‘Yellow Bird’ Now secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ as well although these are dull by comparison. Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ Xanthoxylum simulans’ berries are now mature….

15th April

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ is just out long after the ‘Yellow Bird’ beside it has gone over. As it has been so dry the flowers stand proud from the emerging leaves…

26th April

…a better chance. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Crimson Prince’ The unusual combination of Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ and Michelia laevifolia. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Exochorda tianschanica is, I think, turning out to be…

29th July

…continues at Ventnor Botanic Garden.A superb new Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’ which has green leaves unlike our Crocosmia ‘Solfatare’ which has bronzy leaves and apricot-yellow flowers. Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’…

17th April

…delicate yellow and a very different shape to Magnolia ‘Daphne’ which we all agree is the best of the third and latest generation of yellow magnolias. ‘Lois’ is probably the…